Ballinderreen

Ballinderreen is a village located on the N67 route between Kilcolgan and Kinvara in south County Galway, in Ireland.OverviewBallinderreen village is approximately 22 km south of Galway City and is a part of the townland of Ballinderreen. Ballinderreen is both the name of the catholic diocesan parish of Galway and the townland where the village is situated. It takes its name from oak trees in the village. The Irish name of the village, Baile an Doirín, means town of the little derry or little oakwood, suggesting the area may once have been more heavily forested with oak trees. It contains the early Christian settlement of Surney of Drumacoo. It had a population of 997 under the 2006 census (under Drumacoo). This represents an increase of 15% on the 2002 figure. The Ballinderreen GAA colours are two vertical stripes of green and white. The parish of Ballinderreen covers a larger area taking in part of the village of Kilcolgan on the N18 and borders Clarinbridge, Kinvara and Ardrahan.Source: The Irish Placenames Commission (An Coimisiún Logainmneacha)The village itself is quite small, with a pub, a primary school, a church (Roman Catholic, St. Colmans), creche, several sports pitches (mainly used for hurling, a nursing home and a community centre. A small shopping centre including a fuel station, convenience store, hairdressers and take away restaurant opened in 2009.