Breaffy, officially Breaghwy (; ),
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is a village in County Mayo, Ireland
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. It is 3.7km southeast of Castlebar
Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. W ...
, the county town.
Village
The Shamrock Bar, a small pub, is located next to St. Aloysius' Roman Catholic Church, which was built in 1978 replacing a 19th-century church. St. John's National School is opposite and is composed of the original school building from 1890, now used as a community centre
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, and a modern school building that has been developed since the 1990s and has 308 pupils. The four star Breaffy House Hotel is located in a wooded area to the side of the village. The hotel was previously the home to the Browne family, the landlords
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant (also a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). When a juristic person is in this position, t ...
of the area until the mid-20th century.
The village also features a 19th-century post office and schoolteachers residence, both of which are now disused. Breaffy also has a Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
pitch. The Breaffy GAA
Breaffy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Breaffy in County Mayo, Ireland.
The club was founded in 1953.
Notable players
* Seamus O'Shea
* Aidan O'Shea
* Rob Hennelly
* Matthew Ruane
*Conor O'Shea
Conor O'Shea ( ga ...
teams are the Mayo County "A" minor Champions and County under-21 B Champions.
People
* Thomas Mullen
Thomas Mullen (20 June 1896 – 2 January 1966) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and school teacher.
He was born in Roemore, Breaffy, County Mayo, to primary school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary Mullen (née Coggins).Deaths, ''Irish Ind ...
, Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...
(TD) for the Dublin County constituency from 1938 to 1943.
* Eugene Mullen, Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo South constituency from June to September 1927.
* Aidan O'Shea, Gaelic footballer for Breaffy GAA and Mayo GAA.
* Seamus O'Shea, Gaelic footballer for Breaffy GAA and Mayo GAA.
* Rob Hennelly, Gaelic footballer for Breaffy GAA and Mayo GAA.
* Patrick Anthony Ludden
Patrick Anthony Ludden (February 4, 1836 – August 6, 1912) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Syracuse in New York from 1887 until his death in 1912.
Biography
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, prelate.
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
"The Brownes Of Breaffy" by Brian Hoban
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Breaffy GAA Club
Castlebar
Towns and villages in County Mayo
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