Ballinamuck
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Ballinamuck
(Béal Átha na Muc) Longford. ‘Ford-mouth of the pigs’.
| Ballinameen, Ballinamara, Ballinamallard | |
| Ballinard, Ballinascarty, Ballinascorny |
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Ballinamuck
| Ballinamuck Béal Átha na Muc
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| Motto: Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn, The faraway hills are green. | |
 Ballinamuck
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| Coordinates: 53°52′00″N 7°43′00″W / 53.866667°N 7.716667°WCoordinates: 53°52′00″N 7°43′00″W / 53.866667°N 7.716667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Longford |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Urban | 1,797 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| - Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N184907 |
| Website | longfordcoco.ie |
Ballinamuck (Irish: Béal Átha na Muc, meaning "mouth of the pig's ford") is a small village in north County Longford, Ireland.
It was the scene of the Battle of Ballinamuck, where a French army aiding the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798 was defeated. The prisoners were taken to St Johnstown - today's Ballinalee - where they were executed in what is known locally as Bullys Acre and buried there.
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