Ballymoe Béal Átha Mó
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°42′00″N 8°28′00″W / 53.7, -8.4667
Irish grid reference M692723
Statistics
Province:	Connacht
County:	County Galway
Elevation:	80m
Population (2002)  - Town:  - Environs:	-  431

Ballymoe; N60 takes a sharp right - R360 straight ahead

Ballymoe (Irish: Béal Átha Mó) is a village in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Ballymoe is situated on the western side of the River Suck that separates counties Galway and Roscommon. The River Suck (An tSuca is a river in Ireland, approx 80 kilometres (50 miles in length County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Not to be confused with Roscommon County Michigan, United States County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin is a County located in central Ireland The N60 national secondary road meets the R360 regional road in the centre of the village. A National Secondary Road (Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád is a category of road in Ireland. See also Roads in Ireland - (Primary National Roads Secondary Roads Regional Roads Regional roads are also used in some parts of Ontario See County Road for more information

History

The name Ballymoe is derived from a fort which was built by Queen Maeve of Connaught, under the order of Mogh. Medb ( Old Irish spelling mɛðv Meḋḃ Meaḋḃ modern Meadhbh mɛɣv reformed modern Irish Meabh, Meːv sometimes Anglicised Maeve or Maev The fort and village would later become known as Átha Mogh Mór and Béal Átha Mogh. The town is now the center of a small rural area involved in scale mixed farming. Raised bogs, forts and a mass rock from penal times are features of Ballymoe today. A bog or mire is a Wetland type that accumulates Acidic Peat, a deposit of dead plant material &ndash usually Mosses but also ^[1]

People

• Éamonn Ceannt, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising and seven signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was born in the police barracks in Ballymoe where his father James Kent, an officer in the Royal Irish Constabulary was stationed. Éamonn Ceannt (born Edward Thomas Kent ( 21 September, 1881 &ndash 8 May, 1916) was an Irish Nationalist and The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca was a rebellion staged in Ireland in Easter Week, 1916 The Proclamation of the Republic, also known as the 1916 Proclamation or Easter Proclamation, was a document issued by the Irish Volunteers and Irish The Garda barracks in the town today is named in his honour. ^[2]

• It is the birthplace of Fr. Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, Nebraska. Father Edward Joseph Flanagan ( July 13, 1886 &ndash May 15, 1948) was a Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in the Boys Town is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.

Transport

Ballymoe railway station opened on 1 March 1861, but finally closed on 17 June 1963. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[3]

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. ^ Ireland West retrieved 23 February 2007
2. ^ National Library of Ireland - 1916 Exibition,
3. ^ Ballymoe station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul