Ballinafad (Irish: Béal an Átha Fada, meaning "mouth of the long ford") is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. The 1st Marquess of Osorno, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Perú, was born in this area. Osorno was the father of Bernardo O'Higgins, leader of Sout…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- County: County Sligo
- Country: Ireland
- Province: Connacht
- Elevation: 90 m (300 ft)
WEBBallinafad castle is in a very picturesque village, Ballinafad, views of lough Arrow are amazing. Pint in The Mayfly is a must especially early evening …
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