Ballyvaughan
Ballyvaughan
Baile Uí Bheacháin | |
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Village | |
The junction at the centre of Ballyvaughan, still featuring the full signpost. | |
| Coordinates: 53°06′56″N 9°08′58″W / 53.115556°N 9.1494004°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Population (2022) | 361 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M264077 |
| Website | www |
Ballyvaughan or Ballyvaghan (Irish: Baile Uí Bheacháin, meaning 'Ó Beachán's townland') is a small harbour village in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the N67 road on the south shores of Galway Bay, in the northwest corner of The Burren. This position on the coast road and the close proximity to many of the area's sights has turned the village into a local center of tourism activity. As of the 2022 census, Ballyvaughan had a population of 361. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956.