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Bullaun, County Galway
Village in County Galway, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bullaun (Irish: An Bollán) is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies 6 km northeast of Loughrea on the R350 regional road. It shares its parish with a village called New Inn.
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Bullaun
Bollán | |
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Village | |
![]() Bullaun road signage, on the R350 road | |
Coordinates (Village square): 53.248°N 8.555°W / 53.248; -8.555 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | Galway |
Constituency | Galway East |
Area | |
• Total | 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
The townland of Lakafinna, to the south of Bullaun, contains the local water scheme and an old castle. According to local folklore, an unused tunnel runs from the castle to a point close to a house in Ballyara.[citation needed] The river which flows through Bullaun previously contained quantities of fresh water salmon.[citation needed] These salmon stocks have, however, been impacted by overfishing and pollution.[citation needed]
The village also contains St Patrick's church, a pub called the Harbour Bar and is home to the Corcoran's Turoe stone. The home ground for the Sarsfields GAA team is in Bullaun.[citation needed]