Get to know
Balla.
A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Balla, with local places and the journey there on one map.
20 mapped places to explore.
4 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore Balla
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Balla is a village in County Mayo. The map names 20 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 11 streets. 4 bus and train lines call at 2 stops here in the published timetable.
Picture yourself in Balla.
A place to catch your eye. Open a photograph and take a closer look.
Photography & credits
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- St Cronan’s ChurchMichael Deligan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken .
Your guide to Balla.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Balla
4 scheduled lines from Bus Éireann and Citylink and other operators. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 0
- Mapped car parks
- 2
- 4 stops on foot
Balla in an afternoon
Explore Balla with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 6.1 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
119 places to explore within 12 km, plus 1 place to eat and 0 places to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Galway City
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
11 named streets to browse. Start with Back Line, with 3 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Balla
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Balla
4 lines call at 2 stops in Balla, run by Bus Éireann, Citylink, Michael Moran and Treacy Coaches. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 430
- 440
- NG01
- UL05
Plan a journey to Balla from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Balla by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Balla.
26 of 26 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Attractions, 1 mapped place in and around Balla
- Castles, 7 mapped places in and around Balla
- Hills, 2 mapped places in and around Balla
- Historic churches, 8 mapped places in and around Balla
- Historic houses, 4 mapped places in and around Balla
- Holy wells, 6 mapped places in and around Balla
- Lakes, 44 mapped places in and around Balla
- Monuments, 5 mapped places in and around Balla
- Museums, 2 mapped places in and around Balla
- Playgrounds, 4 mapped places in and around Balla
- Ringforts and sites, 20 mapped places in and around Balla
- Ruins, 4 mapped places in and around Balla
- Shrines, 3 mapped places in and around Balla
- Woods, 5 mapped places in and around Balla
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Sport and leisure
Make room for a swim, a workout or time outdoors. Explore mapped sport and leisure facilities.
Services
Local services for everyday jobs, from banking and post to professional advice.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
More kinds of place
Looking for something more specific? Browse the remaining categories, including specialist shops, facilities and services.
Explore 2 more categories
Things to see
A starting point for exploring Balla and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Nally Memorial10 mMonuments
- Tobermurry150 mHoly wells
- 730 m
- Cuilmore Lough1.8 kmLakes
- Lough Aveely2.0 kmLakes
- Loughybunnaun2.1 kmLakes
- Needhams Lough2.7 kmLakes
- Lough Naminnoo2.8 kmLakes
- Toberkeelty3.1 kmHoly wells
- Lough Nambrackkeagh3.2 kmLakes
- Dempsey Eviction Cottage3.2 kmHistoric houses
- Loona3.5 kmRuins
The busiest streets
Of the 11 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Back Line3 placesL17051
- Station Road1 placeL1705
- Ardcronan1 placeresidential
- Churchfield1 placeresidential
Questions people ask
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