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Ballyshannon| Seaport and market town in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Erne; population (2002) 2,200. A festival of traditional music is held in Ballyshannon on the first weekend of August. |
| Ballyshannon is the site of the medieval O'Donnell castle, where Red Hugh O'Donnell beat an English army in 1597; there are also remains, 2 km/1 mi from the town, of the Cistercian abbey of Assaroe. |
| The Erne has been harnessed between Ballyshannon and Belleek for the national hydroelectric scheme, which also provides a passage for salmon on their way to spawn. |
| The poet William Allingham was born in Ballyshannon. |
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