Baile na hAille

Ballynahallia, meaning 'town of the declivity' from the Irish Baile na hAille, derives from baile (townland or homestead) combined with aill or faill (cliff or downward slope), reflecting the topographical character of this limestone landscape in west County Galway. The townland occupies 689 acres in the Moycullen civil parish and barony, positioned near the transition zone between Loch Corrib ...