Ballinasloe
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#Ballinasloe
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Ballinasloe （/ˌbælɪnæˈsloʊ/ bal-en-a-SLOH; Irish: Béal Átha na Sluaighe, meaning 'mouth of the ford of the crowds'） is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht.
It is one of the largest towns in County Galway with a population of 6,662 people as of the 2016 census.
The town developed as a crossing point on the River Suck, a tributary of the Shannon.
The Irish placename – meaning the mouth of the ford of the crowds – reflects this purpose.
The latter part of the name suggests the town has been a meeting place since ancient times.
The patron saint of Ballinasloe is Saint Grellan, whom tradition believes built the first church in the area.
A local housing estate, a GAA club, the branch of Conradh na Gaeilge, and formerly a school are named after him.
Richard Mór de Burgh is credited with founding the town.
During the 2009 floods in Ireland, the River Suck burst its banks and caused major flooding in Ballinasloe.
About 40 families were evacuated by boat after the flooding caused over €8 million worth of damage to homes and businesses in the town, which were left under water for several weeks.
Main Street, Ballinasloe, where the first Supermac's restaurant is located Fast-food restaurant Supermac's opened its first restaurant in Ballinasloe in 1978.
The restaurant chain is now present in over 116 locations, including two stores in the town.
Ballinasloe was traditionally an agricultural economy, though the 1980s and 1990s saw a number of factories locate in the town.
Local employers include Surmodics, a medical company who committed to creating 100 new jobs in Ballinasloe between 2016 and 2021.
The factory is located in the Business & Technology Park, which is a 39-acre site.
Another contributor to the local economy is the Enterprise Centre.
Managed by the Ballinasloe Area Community Development （BACD）, it is located on ...
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