Ballinafad

Ballinafad Béal an Átha Fada
Town
The Mayfly, Ballinafad
Ballinafad Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°W / 54.0275; -8.3372Coordinates: 54°01′39″N 8°20′14″W / 54.0275°N 8.3372°W / 54.0275; -8.3372
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Sligo
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	G779087

Ballinafad (Irish: Béal an Átha Fada, meaning "Mouth of the long ford") is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. There is also a village Ballinafad in Connemara, County Galway.

Ambrose O'Higgins, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Perú, was born in this area. Ambrose was father of Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of South American emancipation.

Places in County Sligo

County town: Sligo

Towns	Sligo

Villages and Townlands	Achonry Aclare Aughris Ballaghnatrillick Ballinafad Ballintogher Ballymote Ballynary Ballysadare Bellaghy Beltra Bunnanadden Carney Carrickbanagher Carrowhubbock South Castlebaldwin Cliffoney Cloonacool Collooney Coney Island Coolaney Dromore West Drumcliff Easky Enniscrone Geevagh Gorteen Grange Kilglass Killeenduff Kilmactigue Monasteraden Mullaghmore Rathcormack Riverstown Rosses Point Rathbraughan Skreen Strandhill Toorlestraun Tubbercurry Tullavilla

Islands	Church Island Coney Island Inishmurray

List of townlands in County Sligo Category:Mountains and hills of County Sligo Category:Rivers of County Sligo Category:Geography of County Sligo

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