Ballykeeran, is a small village in County Westmeath

County Westmeath

-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

, near Glassan

Glassan

Glassan is a small village of 216 inhabitants in rural County Westmeath, Ireland. It is north of Athlone, on the N55 national secondary road, not far from the shores of Lough Ree...

. It is located on the N55 road

N55 road (Ireland)

The N55 road is a national secondary road in Ireland linking Athlone on the River Shannon in the centre of the country to Cavan town.-Route:...

 in the townland of Annagh overlooking Lough Ree

Lough Ree

Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south, there are also several minor lakes...

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Features

There are tourist accommodations, a caravan park, and a local pub.
There is also an old mill that sits on the Breensford River that runs through the Village.
At one stage in History this was used as an RIC Barracks

People

The poet and philosopher James Patrick Gandy(1837–1920) was born here and is believed never to have left the village.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland