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About Ballinderreen

Ballinderreen is a village in County Galway, 14 km south-east of Galway city, with 383 people at the 2022 census. The townland of the little oak grove, a mile and a half from Galway Bay, with St Sourney's early Christian site at Drumacoo, a turlough and limestone pavement the locals call the mini-Burren.

Population
383 (2022 census)
Where
14 km from Galway, 177 km from Dublin
Position
53.1863° N, 8.9089° W, 20 m above sea level
In Irish
Baile an Doirín
On the model
596 buildings, 5 streets, 108 places in 28 kinds
Read more
Ballinderreen on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Ballinderreen with every named place pinned

A short history

  1. Early Christian times
    Sourney of Drumacoo. The civil parish is Drumacoo, and the early Christian settlement of St Sourney lies within it.
  2. 1857
    The school. The national school in the village is one of the oldest in the country.
  3. 2000 to 2010
    New houses. Several small developments raised the village's population, and a small shopping centre with a fuel station, shop and takeaway opened in 2009.
  4. Today
    Music and mummers. Ceoltóirí an Doirín teaches and records traditional music, and the mummers' tradition is alive in the parish.

The full history, 4 moments in order

What to see

  1. Drumacoo Church1.4 km

    St Sourney's site, 1.4 km from the village.

  2. Tyrone House2.3 km

    The ruined mansion by the bay, 2.3 km away.

  3. The turlough

    The lake with its reed beds a kilometre west, and the limestone pavement around it.

  4. The piers

    Aran, Mulroog and Tarrea piers, sheltering pleasure boats on Dunbulcaun Bay and Brandy Harbour.

  5. Kiltiernan Church4.4 km

    The old church 4.4 km inland.

  6. Dunguaire Castle5.1 km

    The tower house at Kinvara, 5 km along the N67.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Ballinderreen?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 14 km south-east of Galway city and 177 km west of Dublin, on the N67 between Kilcolgan and Kinvara.
What is the population of Ballinderreen?
383 people at the 2022 census.
What is there in Ballinderreen?
On the map, 108 named places in 28 kinds: 2 places to eat and drink, 2 shops, 6 schools, churches and public buildings, and 94 things to see within 12 km.
What is Ballinderreen known for?
Drumacoo and St Sourney, its turlough and limestone, the piers on Galway Bay, and a school of 1857.

Getting around

Ballinderreen sits on the N67 between Kilcolgan and Kinvara. 0 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Ballinderreen" (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.