Talk:Ballina, County Mayo
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I've removed the reference to WestNet broadband; WestNet do not, in fact, provide wireless broadband in Ballina, being primarily in the business of delivering broadband to rural areas. -- Paul Cunnane, 2006-10-25
Béal an Átha versus Béal Átha an Fheadha and its translation
Béal an Átha is probably the most used and more modern version of Ballina. On it's own it means Mouth of the Ford (crossing point at the mouth of the Moy) Áth described here.
I would argue that Béal Átha an Fheadha is less used, and less well known. Fheadha describes a wooded area as seen in these pages, which is not quite a fort. Yes, forts have been used to describe small forests or woods, but the intent here is to describe the land surrounding the ford, not to replace "ford" with "fort".
As such, Ballina would be Mouth of the Woodland Ford. --Milesoneill (talk) 11:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
