Balla, County Mayo

Balla (pronounced Bal; Irish Balla, [' balə ], literally "wall", but probably from Latin: balneum, "Bad ") is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It lies on the N60 road between Castlebar and Claremorris and has 1,470 inhabitants ( 2011). The economy is primarily based on the trade, which results from the traffic of the 7000 coming daily through the town vehicles. Currently, a bypass is built around the place.

The place is known for its round tower. In earlier times, the town was an important trading center. Today he has this meaning largely lost, also because of the closed railway station. In contrast, the significance increases as the residence for the working population in Castlebar.

In earlier times, the place under the name Ros Dairbhreach was known, which means as much as hill of the oak forest. The importance of oak for the place is also reflected in the Dawn Oak 2000 Project, in which a new oak forest was created in the city park.

The founder of the monastery was probably a Mo Chua reported by 500 The tradition that St. Patrick himself once lived in the town.

South-west of Ballina is today known as Carrowmore Stone Bullaun at the Church of Rathduff. He served during the Penal Laws as a measure skirt.

Traffic

The local train station was opened on 17 December 1862. On June 17, 1963, he was, however, completely closed to passenger traffic and on December 2, 1974 again.