Breaghwy
Bréachmhaigh (Irish) Breaffy | |
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Village | |
 Breaffy community centre | |
Breaghwy Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°50′45″N 9°14′13″W / 53.845704°N 9.236841°W / 53.845704; -9.236841 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M202889 |
Breaffy, officially Breaghwy (/ˈbreɪfiː/; Irish: Bréachmhaigh, 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 local pub, is adjacent to St. Aloysius' Roman Catholic Church. The current church was constructed in 1978, replacing a 19th-century structure. Across from the church is St. John's National School, which consists of the original 1890 school building, now serving as a community centre, and a modern facility developed since the 1990s that currently educates 308 pupils. The four-star Breaffy House Hotel is nestled in a wooded area on the outskirts 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.