Pontoon, County Mayo

Pontoon, County Mayo

Infobox Irish Place
name = Pontoon
gaeilge = Pont Abhann
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motto =
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pin coords = left: 85px; top: 54px
north coord = 53.9736 | west coord = 9.2117 | irish grid = G205033
area = | elevation = 72 m
province = Connacht
county = County Mayo
population = | town pop = - | rural pop = 381
census yr = 2002
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Pontoon ( _ga. Pont Abhann) is a lakeside village in County Mayo in Ireland, situated between Lough Conn and Lough Cullin, and near the town of Ballina. The area is scenic and there are several hotels in the area to service the tourist industry. The place was the location of a famous 'Ballroom of Romance' in the 1950s, which attracted large numbers of enthusiasts to its week-end dances from a large catchment area of county Mayo and further afield.

It was reportedly named for a pontoon-type bridge present in the area c. 17th century, but long since vanished.

ee also

* List of towns and villages in Ireland


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