scenic viewpoint
Downpatrick Head
A wave-battered headland near Ballycastle with the iconic Dún Briste sea stack standing isolated offshore.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Connacht, Ireland · Europe
Ballina is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Crossmolina, 53km from Benbulben.
Ballina is a town located in Connacht, Ireland. With a population of 10,087, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ballina sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ballina to your route.
Ballina ( bal-ə-NA; Irish: Béal an Átha, meaning 'mouth of the ford') is a town in north County Mayo, Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, in the Moy valley and civil parish of Kilmoremoy, with the Ox Mountains to the east and the Nephin Mountains to the west. The town occupies twoRead more
baronies; Tirawley on the west bank of the River Moy, and Tireragh, a barony within County Sligo, on its east banks. At the 2022 census, the population of Ballina was 10,556.
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Ballina is located in Connacht, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 54.1167 latitude, -9.1667 longitude.
Ballina has a population of approximately 10,087 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
A wave-battered headland near Ballycastle with the iconic Dún Briste sea stack standing isolated offshore.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Ireland's holiest mountain at 764 metres, where St Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days, with sweeping views over Clew Bay.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
53 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
Six-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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