Ballycroy (Irish: Baile Chruaich[1] meaning "town of the stacks", either hay or turf) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland.[2] It was the location for the 1982 television 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, west of the village.[5] Ballycroy is home to one of Ireland's National Parks, Wild Nephin (Ballycroy) National Park.[6]
Ballycroy
Baile Chruaich | |
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Village | |
.jpg) View from Ballycroy towards Slievemore | |
  Ballycroy Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°1′N 9°49′W / 54.017°N 9.817°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
References edit
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
Ballycroy Attractions
- ^ "IMDB listing 'Ballroom of Romance'". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Boland, Rosita (23 July 2023). "Making The Ballroom of Romance in Co Mayo: 'Even passing it today, I still think I can hear the music in it'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Ballycroy National Park". ballycroynationalpark.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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