Ballymurphy, County Carlow

Ballymurphy
Baile Uí Mhurchú
Town
Ballymurphy

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°34′17″N 6°51′44″W / 52.571521°N 6.862087°W / 52.571521; -6.862087Coordinates: 52°34′17″N 6°51′44″W / 52.571521°N 6.862087°W / 52.571521; -6.862087
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Carlow
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Ballymurphy, historically Ballymurchoe[1] (Irish: Baile Uí Mhurchú), is a village in County Carlow, Ireland on the R702 regional road. It lies on the western flank of the Blackstairs Mountains. In 1986 Mark O Toole was declared "Eternal Mayor" of Ballymurphy.

Ballymurphy, County Carlow
Ballymurphy, County Carlow

References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)

See also

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