Ballycroy, County Mayo
Ballycroy (Irish: Baile Chruaich[1] meaning "town of the stacks", either hay or turf) is a village in County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland.[2] The village was the location for the 1982 film The Ballroom of Romance.[3][4] The actual ballroom used in the film still exists, albeit in a derelict condition, and is located at Doona Cross, to the west of the village. Ballycroy is home to one of Ireland's National Parks, Ballycroy National Park.[5]
Ballycroy | |
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Village | |
  Ballycroy Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°1′N 9°49′W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
References
- "Baile Chruaich / Ballycroy". Placenames Commission of Ireland. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- "Ballycroy, County Mayo, in the west of Ireland". mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- "Ballycroy". ballycroy.com.
Ballycroy Attractions
- "IMDB listing 'Ballroom of Romance'". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- "Ballycroy National Park". ballycroynationalpark.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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