Ballaghnatrillick (Irish: Béal Átha an Trí Liag, meaning 'ford-mouth of the three flagstones'[1]), locally Ballintrillick, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.
Local attractions include the three stones (from which the village gets its name).[2] It also has a church dedicated to St Brigid. Ballintrillick, as the area is locally known, was once one of the main sources for the mineral barytes in western Europe.[citation needed] It is approximately 20 minutes north from Sligo.[citation needed]
MiningEdit
The carboniferous uplands of the Dartry mountain range have been associated with the mining of barytes ore for more than 120 years. Barytes ore is a very heavy inert mineral which makes it useful for products such as paints and pottery and its inertness the fact it blocks radiation makes it useful in nuclear power stations. The first recorded barytes mining operation in Ballintrillick was in 1858. Between then and 1979, six separate companies worked the ore. While there are deposits remaining, they are currently viewed as uneconomic to mine.[citation needed] The ore was transported by the use of a narrow gauge railway to the nearby fishing village of Mullaghmore from where much of the ore was exported.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
ballaghnatrillick, irish, béal, Átha, trí, liag, meaning, ford, mouth, three, flagstones, locally, ballintrillick, village, county, sligo, ireland, béal, Átha, trí, liagvillagest, brigid, church, ballintrillicklocation, irelandcoordinates, 4033, 4042, 4033, 40. Ballaghnatrillick Irish Beal Atha an Tri Liag meaning ford mouth of the three flagstones 1 locally Ballintrillick is a village in County Sligo Ireland Ballaghnatrillick Beal Atha an Tri LiagVillageSt Brigid s Church BallintrillickBallaghnatrillickLocation in IrelandCoordinates 54 24 12 N 8 24 15 W 54 4033 N 8 4042 W 54 4033 8 4042CountryIrelandProvinceConnachtCountyCounty SligoElevation140 m 460 ft Time zoneUTC 0 WET Summer DST UTC 1 IST WEST Local attractions include the three stones from which the village gets its name 2 It also has a church dedicated to St Brigid Ballintrillick as the area is locally known was once one of the main sources for the mineral barytes in western Europe citation needed It is approximately 20 minutes north from Sligo citation needed Mining EditThe carboniferous uplands of the Dartry mountain range have been associated with the mining of barytes ore for more than 120 years Barytes ore is a very heavy inert mineral which makes it useful for products such as paints and pottery and its inertness the fact it blocks radiation makes it useful in nuclear power stations The first recorded barytes mining operation in Ballintrillick was in 1858 Between then and 1979 six separate companies worked the ore While there are deposits remaining they are currently viewed as uneconomic to mine citation needed The ore was transported by the use of a narrow gauge railway to the nearby fishing village of Mullaghmore from where much of the ore was exported 3 References Edit A D Mills 2003 A Dictionary of British Place Names Oxford University Press Jackie Warnock 2004 The Ballintrillick Bulletin Gerry Foley 2009 Barytes Mining in Benbulbin This article related to the geography of County Sligo Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballaghnatrillick amp oldid 1103689788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
