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Ballycroy, County Mayo

Ballycroy
Village
Ballycroy is located in Ireland
Ballycroy
Ballycroy
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°1′N 9°49′W / 54.017°N 9.817°W / 54.017; -9.817Coordinates: 54°1′N 9°49′W / 54.017°N 9.817°W / 54.017; -9.817
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Mayo
Population (2005)scattered among 6 main villages
 • Total 700
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Ballycroy (Irish: Baile Chruaich meaning "town of the stacks", either hay or turf) is a village in County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland. The village was the location for the 1982 film The Ballroom of Romance. The actual ballroom used in the film still exists, albeit in a derelict condition, and is located at Doona Cross, to the west of the village. Ballycroy is home to one of Ireland's National Parks, Ballycroy National Park.




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