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Ballynahinch| Village in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, 11 km/7 mi southeast of Clifden; population (2002) 5,400. It lies beneath the Twelve Bens (or Twelve Pins), a series of conical mountains that dominate the landscape. Ballynahinch Lake is popular for salmon and sea-trout fishing. |
| Ballynahinch Castle Hotel is a converted 18th-century house, and was once the home of Richard (‘Humanity Dick’) Martin, a founder of the UK's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
Ballynahinch| Market town in County Down, Northern Ireland, 18 km/11 mi northwest of Downpatrick; population (2001) 5,400. It has carpet manufacture, civil engineering, and construction industries. There is trout fishing on the Montalto Estate Lake on the outskirts of the town. |
| Ballynahinch was the site of one of the last conflicts between the United Irishmen and British troops in the North in 1798. |
| A small islet 11 km/7 mi southeast of Ballynahinch, near Loughin Island, appears to have been the site of a monastic settlement before the 13th century. There are three ruined churches here. |
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