Ballycong

Ballycong (Irish: Béal Átha Conga)[1] is a small townland southeast of Ballina, located between the River Moy and the Ox Mountains. Ballycong townland has an area of approximately 580 acres (0.91 sq mi),[2] and had a population of 28 people as of the 2011 census.[3]

Ballycong Lough lies to the west of the townland, and the village of Attymass to the east. The peat bogs that dominate the landscape of the area were the inspiration for a poem, entitled 'Ballycong', by Mark Wheatley.

References
  1. "Béal Átha Conga / Ballycong". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. "Ballycong Townland, Co. Mayo". townlands.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. "CD164 - Mayo Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". Census 2011. Central Statistics Office. April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020 – via data.gov.ie. Ballycong, Attymass West, Co. Mayo [..] 28

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