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  Ballinrobe Golf Club; Homepage. Ballinrobe Golf Club is situated in Mayo
Ballinrobe Golf Club was laid out and designed by the well known and late Mr Eddie Hackett.
Ballinrobe has matured into one of the finest Parkland Courses in Ireland and has hosted several amateur tournaments in affiliation with the GUI and ILGU.
Ballinrobe has sand based contoured greens which are playable all year round.
www.ballinrobegolfclub.com   (133 words)

  
  Ballinrobe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ballinrobe (Irish: Baile an Róba) is a town in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland.
Ballinrobe is located on the River Robe, which empties into Lough Mask two kilometers to the west.
This is the position of the Ballinrobe house, every officer swept away, while the number of deaths among the inmates is unknown; and we forgot to add that the Roman Catholic chaplain is also dangerously ill of the same epidemic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ballinrobe   (686 words)

  
 The Valkenburg Hotel, Ballinrobe - AMENITIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ballinrobe Golf Club at Cloonacastle is superb parkland course whose features include a medieval castle and the remains of and old lime kiln.
Ballinrobe is an anglers paradise, with the World Champion Fly fishing competition held in the area every year.
Ballinrobe is within 90 minutes drive of the Burren in County Clare and Yeats County in Sligo, and only 30 minutes from Westport, and thus is an ideal base for touring the west of Ireland.
www.thevalk.com /amenities.html   (230 words)

  
 Ballinrobe, Ireland
Ballinrobe (Baile an Rodhba, "Town of the Robe River) lies in the west of Ireland at the point where the N84 crosses the River Robe.
To the west of the town is Lough Mask (good fishing), and beyond this the chain of the Partry Mountains, rising to their highest point in Benwee (2,206ft/672m).
Ballinrobe is popular both as an angling center and a base from which to explore the surrounding area.
www.planetware.com /ireland/ballinrobe-irl-my-bal.htm   (85 words)

  
 Ballinrobe, County Mayo, West of Ireland
Ballinrobe is an ideal centre from which to enjoy walking and cycling tours throughout the South West countryside.
The modern sports complex in Ballinrobe, with its newly equipped gymnasium is yet another feature that caters for visitors to the town.
Ballinrobe is within 90 minutes drive of the Burren in County Clare and Yeats County in Sligo, and only 30 minutes from Westport.
www.ballinrobe.com   (164 words)

  
 Cead Mìle Fàilte |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Our bar situated in Abbey street Ballinrobe town with local facilities such as shops only a minutes walk, Ballinrobe racecourse is only a mile down the road and lough mask which hosts the world cup fishing competition is located only two miles outside Ballinrobe itself.
Ballinrobe golf course is located 5 mins from town.
Ballinrobe lays claim to the little lake angling capital of the west with its close proximity to the great lakes of Mask, Carra, Corrib.
www.silkysbarandrestaurant.com /localfacilities.htm   (182 words)

  
 Mid and North West Web Sites
Ballinrobe Town defeated Achill Rovers by 4 goals to 2 on Sunday last, Ballinrobe Town after a string of bad results seem to have their bad spell over them and after this performance will now surely be knocking on the back door for promotion to the Super League.
The match however was all but finished when a fracas between Ballinrobe keeper damian fitzpatrick and an achill rovers player saw the achill man get his marching orders, only to be followed by another of his Achill Rovers teammates.
Ballinrobe finished Achill off when substitute Pawel Kurleto on the wing set up James Mctigue again to finish the game off with a hard drive into the back of the net.
tellnet.net /robeafc/blank1.htm   (504 words)

  
 Ballinrobe History, County Mayo, West of Ireland
Ballinrobe is one of the oldest towns in County Mayo.
Established as a borough in the wake of the Norman conquest of the thirteenth century, this beautiful and historical town is bordered by Cong to the South, Lough Mask to the West, and Lough Carra and Moore Hall to the North.
A recent archaeological survey of Ballinrobe and district identified a wealth of sites and monuments dating back to the neolithic and early bronze age, including crannogs, ringforts, souterains, fulachta fiadh, standing stones, and a variety of burial sites such as cysts, barrows, hedges, and two very impressive cairns associated with the Battle of Moytura.
ballinrobe.mayo-ireland.ie /BrHist.htm   (277 words)

  
 Western People: Ballinrobe youngsters help to highlight World Mental Health Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ballinrobe was a hive of activity last week, as crowds gathered at the Tacú Family Resource Centre to mark World Mental Health Day.
For all involved, World Mental Health Day in Ballinrobe appeared to have been a tremendous success from beginning to end and although the true success of this day can never really be fully measured, the staff at the Centre are confident that their innovation has at least helped a couple of people in their community.
And after all the hard work and organisation, the team at Tacú are satisfied to conclude that if the event helped just one individual or family, then every bit of their efforts for this special event was worthwhile.
www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=27652   (1088 words)

  
 Ballinrobe Photos
Many Parishes contain a town with the same name as the parish; the town of Ballinrobe is in the Parish of Ballinrobe.
The Parish of Ballinrobe is comprised of several townlands the boarders of which are in the town itself.
The armed forces stationed in Ballinrobe gave an important monetary boost to the town until their withdrawal in 1926.
www.maggieblanck.com /Mayopages/BallinrobePhotos.html   (2603 words)

  
 Western People: Ballinrobe hosts racquetball tournament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ballinrobe has the distinction of holding the first major tournament of the 2005-2006 racquetball season, this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9.
Pre-deceased by her husband, John, and son Padraic, she is mourned by her sons, Frank and Martin, daughter Mary, daughters in law, son in law, grandchildren, sister, nephews and nieces.
Ballinrobe’s final race meeting of 2005, scheduled for Monday, September 26 had to be cancelled as the course was waterlogged.
www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=27363   (1148 words)

  
 Welcome to Ireland West-About Ireland West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ballinrobe is situated on the River Robe at the heart of the lake district of South Mayo, within easy reach of the angling waters of Mask, Carra and Corrib.
Ballinrobe Castle (situated where the ruins of Cavalry Barracks stand today down by Bowers’Walk) was built by the de Burgos during this period.
There are many other interesting places in Ballinrobe: the cornmarket; the remains of Cranmore House (1838).
www.irelandwest.ie /content.asp?id=116   (181 words)

  
 Ballinrobe Golf Club - Course Description by Tailor Made Golf Tours, Ireland
Ballinrobe Golf Club is a true parkland course that has rapidly earned a reputation as one of the best parkland courses in the west of Ireland.
Set in the old Clooncastle estate that dates back to 1238, Ballinrobe golf club opened in 1992 on well-drained land that was once part of an agricultural college.
The town of Ballinrobe is the centre of Ireland's lake district.
www.tailormadegolftours.com /courses/BallinrobeGC.html   (882 words)

  
 Ballinrobe Racecourse
Ballinrobe Racecourse is located one mile from the town on the main Castlebar road (N84).
Ballinrobe posseses a slightly elevated right-handed track and boasts an exceptional view of every stride.
Major developments have recently taken place at Ballinrobe Racecourse and are ongoing so as to provide for our customers enjoyment.
www.mayo-ireland.ie /Mayo/Towns/BallinR/Racecourse.htm   (130 words)

  
 Ballinrobe - Wikipedia
Ballinrobe (Baile an Róba in gaelico irlandese) è un centro abitato del Mayo, in Irlanda.
Questa è la situazione della casa di Ballinrobe, ogni ufficiale è scappato via, mentre il numero dei morti è sconosciuto; e ci siamo dimenticati di dire che il cappellano della Chiesa Cattolica è gravemente malato per la stessa malattia.
Ballinrobe ospita l'unico circuito per corse nella propria contea, oltre che un campo da golf di 18 buche e numerose strutture storiche ristrutturate sia all'interno che fuori il centro.
it.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ballinrobe   (473 words)

  
 Keel River Lodge Rental accommodation, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland.
Keel River Lodge is a luxury self-catering house on the shores of Lough Carra, Ballinrobe, Ireland.
Keel River Lodge is located 4km from Ballinrobe on the N84 to Castlebar.
It is set in a large (one third acre) enclosed landscaped garden which is safe for children to play in.
www.ballinrobe.com /keelriver.htm   (374 words)

  
 Ballinrobe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
I’d arranged to meet my punting pal Adrian at Neale, a village a couple of miles from the track, where we would stay at Templecarrig House, a fine B and B. He had driven south from Knock airport, to which you can now fly low cost from Birmingham with “My Travel Lite”.
Ballinrobe only race on seven days of the year – all in the summer months.
The closing flat race rewarded us when we were at Tipperary last year for what was a superb day’s racing including the first racecourse appearance of The Great Gatsby.
www.mquigley.freeserve.co.uk /ballinrobe.htm   (943 words)

  
 Hotels Ballinrobe Mayo, Mayo Hotels - JJ Gannons Hotel
Jay and Niki Gannon welcome you to their well established, Gannon’s Hotel, situated in the centre of Ballinrobe, County Mayo, West of Ireland.
Enjoy an invigorating round of golf at the nearby Ballinrobe Golf Course or cast a tempting line in sheltered solitude on Corrib or Mask, Europe’s finest wild brown trout fishing lakes, in the heart of historic County Mayo.
The house was built in 1838 and is now owned and managed by the third Gannon family generation.
www.jjgannons.com   (229 words)

  
 Western People - 2002/08/01: Ballinrobe - Top anglers in Ballinrobe for World Cup Trout Fly Finals
Ballinrobe will play St. Gerard’s in the preliminary round of the Claremorris Credit Union South Mayo Minor B football championship at Carramore on Thursday evening, August 1st, at 7.30 p.m.
Thirty boys and girls from Ballinrobe, Kilmaine, Shrule/Glencorrib, The Neale and St. Gerard’s Clubs participated in a very successful GAA summer Camp held in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe, last week.
In the boys section, Matthew Kelly, Ballinrobe was a awarded a gold certificate and David O’Connor, Ballinrobe, James O’Malley, Ballinrobe, Phelim Reilly, Ballinrobe, Conor O’Dowd, Shrule/Glencorrib and Christopher Burke, Ballinrobe received silver certificates.
archives.tcm.ie /westernpeople/2002/08/01/story6.asp   (535 words)

  
 Selling and building Lough Mask Lakeshore propertys,Lough Carra properties, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, West Ireland ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ballinrobe, on the shore of beautiful Lough Mask, is the capital town of the Lake District.
While tourism is one of the main industries, Ballinrobe has not been over-run by tourists – it still retains the charm of rural Ireland.
There’s a magnificent 18-hole Championship Golf Course in Ballinrobe set in the grounds of Cloonacastle Estate, which dates back to 1238.
www.burkeandburke.net /location.htm   (814 words)

  
 Ireland's Lake District
Ballinrobe was declared a borough (a town with corporation and privileges conferred by royal charter or defined by statute) in 1273 and is reputedly the oldest town in Mayo.
It was an important political and agricultural centre and until 1922 was also a military centre.
The Workhouse Buildings on Kilmaine Road, Ballinrobe, were the scene of terrible suffering during the famine years with over 2000 inmates at the peak of the famine.
www.lakedistrict.ie /gen/historic.html   (382 words)

  
 Restaurants Ballinrobe, Eating Out Ballinrobe - JJ Gannons Hotel
The Red Restaurant is a little gem set in a beautiful old traditional building dating back to 1838.
A haven of urban serenity, which contrasts, dramatically with the hustle and bustle of Main Street, Ballinrobe.
The decor is warm and inviting and exudes tones of reds and pinks, which contrast beautifully with the modern off white leather high backed chairs, and the crispness of the white table linen.
www.jjgannons.com /restaurant/restaurant.html   (247 words)

  
 County Mayo holiday cottages, Ireland: Western Pride Holiday Homes near Ballinrobe
This development, comprising nine self catering holiday homes, is situated on a private demesne on the outskirts of Ballinrobe, Co.Mayo.
Derrymore River: This river, seven miles from Ballinrobe, is good for Pike and Perch as well as Trout.
Sea Angling: Ballinrobe is within easy reach of Westport and Newport, two important sea angling centres on Clew Bay.
www.cottageguide.co.uk /westernpride   (402 words)

  
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These scattered references all concern individuals who lived and owned land in the parish of Robeen, north of Ballinrobe: Richard oge Mac Thomas Malode, kern (lightly-armed soldier), was one of seventeen men pardoned by Queen Elizabeth on the 18th of January 1584.
Many of the graveyards in the general Ballinrobe area have inscribed memorials commemorating Melletts who lived through the eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
Through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the Mellotts settled throughout the general Ballinrobe area and, in line with the population explosion in late eighteenth century Ireland, became quite numerous.
members.aol.com /Seanchi3/Mayo.HTM   (1165 words)

  
 Lake District News
I knew from my experience as a part-time researcher, many years ago, for The Irish Folklore Commission that Ballinrobe was an area rich in tradition but so many of the older generations had in the meantime passed away that it was difficult to know where to begin.
The purpose for which this booklet is produced is to give the visitor to Ballinrobe some indication of the range of activities available and places of interest to visit within the greater Ballinrobe area.
The aim of both the association and Lake District Enterprise is not only to promote Ballinrobe as a major tourist venue, but also to ensure that visitors to our locality have an interesting and enjoyable a stay as possible in our area.
www.lakedistrict.ie /gen/books.html   (1687 words)

  
 Ballinrobe Racecourse, Ballinrobe Races, Ballinrobe Horse Racing Festival, Ballinrobe Race Course, Mayo Racecourse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ballinrobe has a very old tradition of racing in various forms with meetings recorded in 1774 and steeplechases included in the 1834 meeting.
Possessing a slightly elevated track, Ballinrobe boasts an exceptional view of the whole course.
Flannerys, Ballinrobe, in top 100 pubs; Red Door, Ballinrobe; Echoes, Cong, among the 100 best restaurants in Ireland.
www.hri.ie /racing_info/racecourses.asp?CourseID=1   (235 words)

  
 Ballinrobe Golf Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Clooncastle Estate, which dates from 1238, became the home of Ballinrobe Golf Club in its centenary in 1995.
Visitors to the course will quickly realise that the 300 acre mature estate is an idyllic setting for such a magnificent championship course.
The 250 year-old estate house that is now the club house, the cut-stone courtyard along with many other historical features, all help to create the unique character of Ballinrobe.
www.mayoplus.com /BallinrobeGC.htm   (90 words)

  
 Ballinrobe Tourist Information
Ballinrobe (Baile an Roba) is situated on the River Robe at the heart of the lake district of South Mayo, within easy reach of the angling waters of Mask, Carra and Corrib.
Ballinrobe has good sports facilities, including golf and a fine racecourse.
Tell us about places that shouldn't be visited in Ballinrobe.
www.webtourist.net /touristinformation/about-ballinrobe-ireland.html   (238 words)

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