Ballynahinch or Ballinahinch ()
is a village in
County Galway
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in the west of
Ireland. It is situated close to
Recess, on the road from Recess to
Roundstone. It also lies on the route of the former
railway line from
Galway city to
Clifden (the "Capital of
Connemara"). The name comes from the
Irish ''Baile na hInse'' meaning ''settlement of the island''.
[
]Ballynahinch Castle
Ballynahinch Castle is a former Irish country house and estate, built on the site of a former castle, which is now a luxury hotel set in a private estate in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. The castle lies on the edge of Ballyna ...
, built in 1684 for the Martyn Martyn may refer to:
*Martyn (surname), one of the Tribes of Galway and others
*Martyn (given name)
See also
*Martin (disambiguation)
*Marten (disambiguation)
A marten is a mammal in the family ''Mustelidae''. Marten, Mårten, or Martén may also ...
family, is located there. In the early 1900s it was the summer residence of Ranjitsinhji, the Maharaja of Nawanagar, and former test cricketer with the English Cricket Team.
Transport
railway station opened on 1 November 1895, and was closed on 29 April 1935.
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
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Towns and villages in County Galway