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About Baile na hAbhann

Baile na hAbhann is a village in County Galway, 30 km west of Galway city. The town of the river, west of Galway on the coast road, and the home of TG4.

Where
30 km from Galway, 216 km from Dublin
Position
53.2409° N, 9.5025° W
On the model
671 buildings, 4 streets, 130 places in 18 kinds
The 3D model of Baile na hAbhann with every named place pinned

A short history

  1. 1996
    TG4. The Irish-language television channel has its headquarters in the village, in the townland of Baile na hAbhann Theas.
  2. Today
    The bus. Bus Éireann's 424 from Galway city, along the R336 between Indreabhán and Casla.

The full history, 2 moments in order

What to see

  1. TG4

    The station's headquarters.

  2. The pier and Wild Atlantic Way discovery point, 1.6 km away.

  3. The garden 1.5 km off.

  4. The ruin 2 km out.

  5. The island church 5 km away.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Baile na hAbhann?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 30 km west of Galway city and 216 km west of Dublin, on the R336, west of Galway.
What is there in Baile na hAbhann?
On the map, 130 named places in 18 kinds: 3 places to eat and drink, 1 shop, 1 school, church and public building, and 119 things to see within 12 km.
What is Baile na hAbhann known for?
The headquarters of TG4, and its pier on the coast road.

Getting around

Baile na hAbhann sits on the R336, west of Galway. 1 bus stop and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Baile na hAbhann, County Galway" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19). Population is the CSO census as listed there. Distances and everything on the model are OpenStreetMap.