town information ballinasloe

Today Ballinasloe is the main town is east Galway. A prosperous and expanding centre on the main Dublin/Galway road which serves as a commercial centre for the vital agricultural districts all around, and for those engaged in the breeding of bloodstock on the rick limestone land of the Central Plain.

Ballinasloe Horse Fair in October has achieved a world wide reputation, and the traditional event has now grown into an annual eight day carnival and festival. Ballinasloe is also the centre...