Ballinfoyle Baile an Phoill Ballinfoile | |
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Townland | |
  Ballinfoyle Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′29″N9°02′24″W / 53.2915°N 9.0400°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish grid reference | M306272 |
Ballinfoyle (Irish : Baile an Phoill, meaning 'town of the hole'), [1] [2] also sometimes spelled Ballinfoile, [3] [4] is a Roman Catholic parish [5] and townland in Galway city in Ireland. [6]
Ballinfoyle was originally part of a large estate belonging to the Blake family in the 18th and 19th centuries.[ citation needed ] The land was later sold and developed into housing estates in the 1970s and 1980s to accommodate the growing population of Galway.[ citation needed ] These include Ballinfoile Park, a local authority housing estate. [7] In 2022, An Bord Pleanala refused permission for additional social housing which Galway City Council proposed to build in Ballinfoyle. [8]
Ballinfoyle is situated in the northwestern part of Galway and is bordered by Castlegar, [6] Ballybrit and Roscam.[ citation needed ]
The area's community facilities include a primary school, [5] community centre, [3] playground, [9] sports fields, [10] and retail shops. [11]
Ballinfoyle is served by Bus Éireann route 407 to Galway city centre. [12]
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An Bord Pleanála has refused approval for a social housing and traveller accommodation development on the Headford Road [..] in Ballinfoyle
Ballinfoyle Park Playground [..]
Crestwood, Ballinfoyle, Galway [..] 1 Gaelic Pitch, 1 Soccer Pitch, Changing or Shower Facilities available
Tirellan Heights (Ballinfoyle Rd) [..] Headford Rd (Church)