Bullaun, County Galway

Bullaun
Bollán
Village
Bullaun road signage
Bullaun road signage, on the R350 road
Bullaun is located in Ireland
Bullaun
Bullaun
Location in Ireland
Coordinates (Village square): 53°14′53″N 8°33′18″W / 53.248°N 8.555°W / 53.248; -8.555
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyGalway
ConstituencyGalway East
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation
[2][better source needed]
69 m (226 ft)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)

Bullaun (Irish: An Bollán) is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies 6 km northeast of Loughrea on the R350 regional road. It shares its parish with a village called New Inn.

The townland of Lakafinna, to the south of Bullaun, contains the local water scheme and an old castle. According to local folklore, an unused tunnel runs from the castle to a point close to a house in Ballyara.[citation needed] The river which flows through Bullaun previously contained quantities of fresh water salmon.[citation needed] These salmon stocks have, however, been impacted by overfishing and pollution.[citation needed]

The village also contains St Patrick's church, a pub called the Harbour Bar and is home to the Corcoran's Turoe stone. The home ground for the Sarsfields GAA team is in Bullaun.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Map of Bullaun, Galway".
  2. ^ "EarthTools - Find places, latitude/longitude, sunrise/sunset, elevation, local time and time zones". 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.