Ballinafad () is a village in the south of
County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks
Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of
Ballinafad Castle.
The 1st Marquess of Osorno, who became governor of
Chile and viceroy of
Perú
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, was born in this area. Osorno was the father of
Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of South American emancipation.
The Most Rev. Dr John Healy,
Lord Archbishop of Tuam from 1903 to 1918, was also born and raised in Ballinafad.
Ballinafad is in the south of the
Barony of
Tirerrill. There is also a village called Ballinafad in
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice"
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, and a large house called Ballinafad House in
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...
which featured on ''The Great House Revival'' on
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
in 2018.
See also
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List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Sligo
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