Breaffy

Breaghwy Bréachmhaigh Breaffy
Village
Breaffy community centre
Breaghwy Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°50′45″N 9°14′13″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Irish Grid Reference	M202889

Breaffy, officially Breaghwy (/ˈbreɪfiː/; Irish: Bréachmhaigh, meaning 'wolf plain'),[1] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is 3.7km southeast of Castlebar, the county town. The village is in the townland and civil parish of Breaghwy.[1]

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, 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 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 pitch. The Breaffy GAA teams are the Mayo County "A" minor Champions and County under-21 B Champions.^[citation needed]

People

• Thomas Mullen, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (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, prelate.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. Placenames Database of Ireland (see index card)

External links

• "The Brownes Of Breaffy" by Brian Hoban
• St. John's National School Website (archived)
• Breaffy GAA Club