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Ballinasloe (/ ˌ b æ l n ə ˈ s l oʊ / bal-na-SLOH; Irish: Béal Átha na Sluaighe, meaning 'mouth of the ford of the crowds') [10] is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites.
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Kilclooney or Kilcloony (Irish: Cill Chluaine) [1] is a townland and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland.It is one of three civil parishes in which Ballinasloe is located. It is regarded as the place in which Saint Grellan settled and established a church, which has since been replaced by the currently-standing, run-down church.
Located on the R355 regional road nine miles south of Ballinasloe, it lies in the barony of Longford, the civil parish of Clonfert, the Catholic parish of Lawrencetown and Kiltormer, and the townland (earlier) of Lissreaghaun and (later) of Laurencetown or Ballymore; it was historically in the poor law union of Ballinasloe.
It is situated between Athlone and Ballinasloe. The village lends its name to the parish and civil parish [1] in which it is located. The local economy is predominantly based on agriculture, with many residents being farmers. Additionally, some villagers work in large factories and government offices in the nearby towns.
In July 2014 a number of serious hygiene issues were raised during an unscheduled inspection of the hospital by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). These issues concerned the management of blood monitoring equipment at the hospital, and inspectors found blood-stained sticky tape on a window sill beside a patient's bed, as well as failure to dispose of used blood sampling equipment.
Cappataggle (Irish: Ceapach an tSeagail) is a village located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe in east County Galway. [1] With the areas Kilrickle and Killalaghton it forms a parish of the same name. The name Cappataggle is an anglicisation of the Irish name Ceapach an tSeagail, which translates as ‘meadow of rye’. [2]
Menlough (Irish: Mionlach) [1] is a village in the civil parish of Killoscobe in northeast County Galway, Ireland.It is located 35 km from Galway, 27 km from Tuam, 30 km from Ballinasloe, and 20 km from Athenry.