Ballinahown
Baile na hAbhann | |
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Village | |
![]() Ballinahown Community Hall (the old church) | |
Coordinates: 53°21′02″N 7°50′56″W / 53.350490°N 7.849007°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Westmeath |
Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Urban | 250 |
• Rural | 3,001 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Ballinahown (Irish: Baile na hAbhann),[1] also spelled Ballynahown, is a village in County Westmeath in Ireland. On the N62 road, it is 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Athlone and 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the River Shannon. It contains the Roman Catholic St. Colmcilles Church, completed in 1902 to a design in the Early English Gothic-style by William Hague.