In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ballinasloe like this:
Ballinasloe, market town, in pars..of Creagh and Kilcloony, on borders of cos. Roscommon and Galway, on river Suck, 34 miles E. of Galway and 94 miles W. of Dublin by rail -- township, 4238 ac., pop. 4772; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday, the latter being the principal. It has large corn mills and farming implement works. A great fair, chiefly for cattle, is herd here annually in October, lasting five days. Garbally Castle, in vicinity, is the seat of the Earl of Clancarty.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballinasloe, in and County Galway | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29374
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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