Breaffy
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Breaffy, officially Breaghwy (Template:IPAc-en; Template:Langx, meaning 'wolf plain'),[1] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is 3.7km southeast of Castlebar, the county town. The village is in the townland and civil parish of Breaghwy.[1]
Village
The Shamrock Bar, a small pub, is located next to St. Aloysius' Roman Catholic Church, which was built in 1978 replacing a 19th-century church. St. John's National School is opposite and is composed of the original school building from 1890, now used as a community centre, and a modern school building that has been developed since the 1990s and has 308 pupils. The four star Breaffy House Hotel is located in a wooded area to the side of the village. The hotel was previously the home to the Browne family, the landlords of the area until the mid-20th century.
The village also features a 19th-century post office and schoolteachers residence, both of which are now disused. Breaffy also has a Gaelic Athletic Association pitch and team, the Breaffy GAA.
People
- Thomas Mullen, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency from 1938 to 1943.
- Eugene Mullen, Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo South constituency from June to September 1927.
- Aidan O'Shea, Gaelic footballer for Breaffy GAA and Mayo GAA.
- Seamus O'Shea, Gaelic footballer for Breaffy GAA and Mayo GAA.
- Rob Hennelly, Gaelic footballer for Breaffy GAA and Mayo GAA.
- Patrick Anthony Ludden, prelate.
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Placenames Database of Ireland (see index card)
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