Ballybofey
Ballybofey
Bealach Féich | |
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Town | |
 TheN15 roadpasses through Ballybofey | |
  Ballybofey Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:54°48′00″N7°47′24″W/ 54.8°N 7.790°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population | 5,406 |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1(IST(WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | H194946 |
| Website | ballybofeystranorlar |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1,671 | — |
| 1831 | 1,515 | −9.3% |
| 1841 | 1,167 | −23.0% |
| 1851 | 1,297 | +11.1% |
| 1861 | 1,404 | +8.2% |
| 1871 | 1,349 | −3.9% |
| 1881 | 1,429 | +5.9% |
| 1891 | 1,219 | −14.7% |
| 1901 | 1,203 | −1.3% |
| 1911 | 1,189 | −1.2% |
| 1926 | 1,250 | +5.1% |
| 1936 | 1,198 | −4.2% |
| 1946 | 1,256 | +4.8% |
| 1951 | 1,274 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 1,586 | +24.5% |
| 1961 | 1,878 | +18.4% |
| 1966 | 1,942 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 2,214 | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 2,928 | +32.2% |
| 1986 | 2,964 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,972 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,047 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3,603 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 4,176 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 4,852 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 5,406 | +11.4% |
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Ballybofey(/ˌbælibəˈfeɪ/BAL-ee-bə-FAY,locally/ˌbælbəˈfeɪ/BAL-bə-FAY;Irish:Bealach Féich,meaning 'Fiach's pass') is a town located on the south bank of theRiver Finn,County Donegal,Ireland. Together with the smaller town ofStranorlaron the north side of theRiver Finn,the towns form the twin towns ofBallybofey-Stranorlar.The twin towns, acensus town,had a population of 5,406 in 2022.[1]
History
[edit]A few miles west of Ballybofey, on the main road toFintown(theR252), is the Glenmore Estate, located at Welchtown. Theestateformerly included Glenmore Lodge, acountry housethat stood on the opposite, southern bank of theRiver Finn,near Glenmore Bridge. The house was originally built in theGeorgian-stylein the mid-to-late-18th-century. It was reworked for Sir William Styles in theneo-Tudor-style in the early 20th century. The house was demolished in the 1990s. The private estate is now known for its fishing and hunting.[8]
The town grew rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries. There are no schools or churches in the town of Ballybofey itself, with all these amenities lying either across the bridge inStranorlaror outside the town limits. This is due to laws during plantation times when certain Catholic buildings were not allowed within a specified range of Protestant towns, in this caseStranorlar,though Stranorlar now has both a Roman Catholic and a Church of Ireland church.
Events
[edit]Ballybofey previously played host to an annual Twin Towns Festival. The last of these took place in August 2007.[9]
The Balor Arts Centre is a 300-seat arts and theatre complex,[10]and Butt Drama Circle is a local amateur drama group.[11]
Sport
[edit]Ballybofey is home toFinn ParkwhereLeague of IrelandsideFinn Harpsplay their home games.[12]Seán MacCumhaill Parkis also located in Ballybofey, where theDonegal senior football teamhave their county office and play most of their home games.[13]
Transport
[edit]Ballybofey railway stationopened on 3 June 1895, but closed on 15 December 1947.[14]
Bus Éireannroutes 64 (Derry/Galway)[15]and 480 (Ballybofey/Derry)[16]pass through the town.
TFI Local Linkroute 264 (Ballyshannon/Letterkenny),[17]288 (Ballybofey/Derry)[18]and 290 (Ballybofey/Letterkenny)[19]all service the town.
The town is on theN15 road.The N15 has a junction with theN13 roadin Stranorlar.
People
[edit]- Joseph Barclay Pentland(1797–1873) – geographer, natural scientist, and traveller.[20]
- Isaac Butt(1813–1879) – politician, leader of theHome Rule League,born a short distance away in Glenfin, where the Isaac Butt Memorial Hall stands[21]
- Oisín Gallen– footballer[22]
- Jimmy Kelly(1911–1970) – footballer[citation needed]
- Ernan McMullin(1924–2011) – philosopher[23]
- Conal Gallen(born 1955) – singer and comedian.[24]
- Gerald Porter(born 1968) – darts player[citation needed]
- John Dunleavy(born 1991) –footballer[25]
- Jason Quigley(born 1991) – boxer[26][27]
See also
[edit]- List of populated places in Ireland
- List of market houses in the Republic of Ireland
- Stranorlar County Mother & Baby Home
References
[edit]- ^abc"Census Interactive Map – Towns: Ballybofey-Stranorlar".Census 2022.Central Statistics Office.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Sapmap Area – Settlements – Ballybofey-Stranorlar".Census 2016.CSO.2016. Archived fromthe originalon 13 January 2018.Retrieved12 January2018.
- ^"Census for post 1821 figures".Cso.ie. Archived fromthe originalon 20 September 2010.Retrieved18 February2012.
- ^"The Online Historical Population Reports Website".Histpop. Archived fromthe originalon 7 May 2016.Retrieved18 February2012.
- ^"Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency – Census Home Page".Nisranew.nisra.gov.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2012.Retrieved18 February2012.
- ^Lee, JJ(1981). "On the accuracy of thePre-famineIrish censuses ". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.).Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell.Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^Mokyr, Joel;O Grada, Cormac(November 1984)."New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850".The Economic History Review.37(4): 473–488.doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x.hdl:10197/1406.Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2012.
- ^Rowan, Prof. Alistair (1979).Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster.London: Penguin Books. p.564.ISBN0-300-09667-4.
- ^"Donegal Direct".Donegal Direct.Archivedfrom the original on 8 February 2012.Retrieved18 February2012.
- ^"Balor Arts Centre | Donegal Diaspora".www.donegaldiaspora.ie.Archivedfrom the original on 15 January 2021.Retrieved8 December2020.
- ^"Butt Drama Circle to perform Brian Friel classic".Donegal News.20 February 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 14 November 2017.Retrieved8 December2020.
- ^"Finn Harps website".Finn Harps F.C. Archived fromthe originalon 6 September 2006.Retrieved18 February2012.
- ^"Sean Mac Cumhaills".CLG Dhún na nGall.Archivedfrom the original on 10 December 2019.Retrieved8 December2020.
- ^"Ballybofey station"(PDF).Railscot – Irish Railways.Archived(PDF)from the original on 26 September 2007.Retrieved10 September2007.
- ^"Expressway Timetable Route 64, Galway - Derry - Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets".www.buseireann.ie.Retrieved19 August2023.
- ^"Bus Éireann Timetable Route 480, Derry - Donegal - Ballyshannon - Sligo - Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets".www.buseireann.ie.Retrieved19 August2023.
- ^"123968 SITT TT 264 Ballyshannon to Letterkenny 4pg DL"(PDF).Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim.Retrieved19 August2023.
- ^"426-288-Stranorlar-to-Derry-2.jpg"(JPG).Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim.Retrieved19 August2023.
- ^"290-988-Ballybofey-Cloghan-to-Letterkenny-TT.jpg"(JPG).Local Link Donegal-Sligo-Leitrim.Retrieved19 August2023.
- ^"Joseph Barclay Pentland".newulsterbiography.co.uk.Dictionary of Ulster Biography.Retrieved24 March2022.
- ^Reid, Colin W. (2014). "'An Experiment in Constructive Unionism': Isaac Butt, Home Rule and Federalist Political Thought during the 1870s ".The English Historical Review.129(537): 332–361.
- ^"Oisín Gallen wins Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh".Ocean FM.13 December 2023.Retrieved13 December2023.
- ^"Sad Passing of Brilliant Donegal Priest Who Became Professor Emeritus of Philisophy[sic] at Amercian[sic] University".Donegal Daily.10 February 2011.Retrieved24 March2022.
- ^"Conal set to leave them laughing in TG4 series".Donegal Democrat.12 October 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 28 July 2012.Retrieved24 March2022.
- ^"Barnet sign John Dunleavy on loan from Wolves".BBC Sport. 24 March 2022.
- ^"'When he said 'from Ballybofey, Donegal'... The legs went ".the42.ie.Journal Media Ltd. 3 June 2021.Retrieved21 November2021.
- ^"Amazing Mural of Jason Quigley Unveiled in Twin Towns".donegaldaily.com.18 November 2021.Retrieved21 November2021.
mural of boxer Jason Quigley has been unveiled in his hometown Ballybofey
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