Ballinfoyle (Irish: Baile an Phoill, meaning 'town of the hole'),[1][2] also sometimes spelled Ballinfoile,[3][4] is a Roman Catholic parish[5] and townlandinGalway city in Ireland.[6]
Ballinfoyle was originally part of a large estate belonging to the Blake family in the 18th and 19th centuries.[citation needed] The land was later sold and developed into housing estates in the 1970s and 1980s to accommodate the growing population of Galway.[citation needed] These include Ballinfoile Park, a local authority housing estate.[7] In 2022, An Bord Pleanala refused permission for additional social housing which Galway City Council proposed to build in Ballinfoyle.[8]
^Katz, Ilan; Pinkerton, John, eds. (2003). "Policy and Practice in the West Coast of Ireland". Evaluating Family Support: Thinking Internationally, Thinking Critically. Wiley. p. 258. ISBN9780470864685. Ballinfoile Park is a local authority housing estate situated on the northern perimeter of Galway City
^"An Bord Pleanála refuses approval of Headford Road social housing". galwaydaily.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023. An Bord Pleanála has refused approval for a social housing and traveller accommodation development on the Headford Road [..] in Ballinfoyle
^"Galway City playgrounds". galwaycity.ie. Galway City Council. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Ballinfoyle Park Playground [..]
^"Playing pitches". galwaycity.ie. Galway City Council. Retrieved 15 September 2023. Crestwood, Ballinfoyle, Galway [..] 1 Gaelic Pitch, 1 Soccer Pitch, Changing or Shower Facilities available
