Welcome to our places category. You will find individual articles on buildings and places around Ballinrobe and its hinterland.
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16th and 17th century
Emigration to Europe
A description of Ballinrobe c. 1890 from Ireland (part II): East, West, and South including Dublin and Howth.
Extracts from two short passages on Ballinrobe, by a visitor, from a book published in London in 1888. It was written by Charles Slegg Ward, and edited by William Baxter) with maps by John Bartholomew 1831-1893. They describe Ballinrobe and its area:
Ballinrobe - The Farm, Bawn, Caheredmond, Saleen, Ballynakillew, Cloonark, Cappacurry, Cloonacastle, Balliniteeaun, Lavally, Cavan, Knocknacroagha (Clover Hill), Rathnaguppaun.
The Lucan Evictions of 1847-'50 - extracted from The Bridge Magazine
Ballinrobe Historic Buildings
Take a bird's eye view tour of the oldest Architecture in Ballinrobe
Ballinrobe Public Library
Formally St. Mary's Church of Ireland
Ballinrobe Race Course
New developments over the years.
Ballinrobe Racecourse
90th Birthday supplement by 'The Mayo News'
Ballinrobe Street-ball
The Lads of the 1950's played at......
Ballinrobe's Graveyards
'I am what you will be; I was what you are now'
Ballinrobe's Maple Ballroom Dancing Diary - 1960
Bands included Pete Brownes' Ochestra and a practice dance by the Robe Rhythm Boys
Ballinrobe's Pop-up Museum
Courthouse/Market House - Board 2
Ballinrobe's secret wall
Opposite the Bower's Walk on the River Robe
Ballinrobe's' Tuberculosis Sanatorium, [St. Theresa's] Creagh, Ballinrobe Co. Mayo
With additions, amendments & extracts from Bridie Mulloy's book Itchy Feet & Thirsty Work.
Bower's Lane
Leading down from Main Street to the Bowers Walk and River Robe
Bower's Walk
A 3 km or 6 km walk around the Robe River
BOWERS WALK - PUBLIC PRESENTATION TUESDAY 11TH JUNE
Are you interested in the development and improvement of your Ballinrobe?
Bridget Brown's Shop
Abbey Street, Ballinrobe.
Bunadober Corn Mill, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Presently under the ownership of the OPW
Cattle loading ramp
Corner of Neale Road and Cornmarket Road
Convent of Mercy, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
Extracted from the 1970 Convent of Mercy School Magazine p 14 - 17
Crosby's Shop
Main Street.
Dr. Noel Brown's house
Church Lane, Ballinrobe
Flanagan Park
Ballinrobe GAA club was founded in 1887 and celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2012.
Former Victoria Hotel
Bridge Street, Ballinrobe
Historic Walk
A selection of historic sites around Ballinrobe
Kennys House, Tunnel/Tunnels
Seeking information on plans of Kennys house
Lavally House, Ballinrobe
Lord Lucan's Agent's House
Old RC Church (ruin)
Castlebar Road, Ballinrobe
Robe Villa and the Mill
Previously, the Kenny Family home
Robert Tighe's cutstone house
Adjoining Credit Union building
Roxboro townland
Dates from Anglo-Norman times
The Augustinian Abbey (ruin)
Abbey Street, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
The Library
Formerly St. Mary's Church of Ireland
Then and Now
Intriguing images
Town House
Bowgate Street
Valkenburg Hotel
Main Street and Church Lane
Workhouse Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Setting up the workhouse/poorhouse in Ballinrobe