Ballynahinch, County Galway and is today well known as a high-end hotel with a focus on fly fishing for salmon. Ballynahinch railway station opened on 1 November 1895, but finally closed on 29 April 1935. Ballynahinch, County Galway Ballynahinch or Ballinahinch () is situated close to Recess in County Galway in the west of Ireland, on the road from Recess to Roundstone. It also lies on the route of the former railway line from Galway city to Clifden (the "Capital of Connemara"). The name comes from the Irish "Baile na hInse" meaning "settlement of the island". Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 17th century
Noel Lane (Galway hurler) Noel Lane (Galway hurler) Noel Lane (born 11 December 1954) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team. Born in Ballyglass, County Galway, Lane first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Our Lady's College, Gort. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he made his senior debut with Galway in the 1977–78 National Hurling League. Lane went on to play a key role for Galway for more than a decade, and won three All-Ireland medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on