{"id":5304,"date":"2020-10-07T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T12:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:40:16","slug":"historical-ballinrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/attractions\/geosites\/historical-ballinrobe\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Ballinrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><style>@media (min-width: 1200px) { .liquid-row-responsive-69d50ff8661ca {margin-top:80px !important;  }  }   <\/style><section id=\"the-header-hero\" data-parallax=\"true\" data-parallax-options='{\"parallaxBG\":true}' data-bg-image=\"url\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1602176194827 row-contains-padding-top row-contains-padding-bottom liquid-row-responsive-69d50ff8661ca liquid-row-shadowbox-69d50ff8661d9 vc_row-has-fill vc_row-has-bg\"><div class=\"liquid-row-overlay\" 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Monuments and sites dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have also been found, as have remains of churches and town houses from Early Christian and Medieval times. Ballinrobe is an ideal base \u2013 not only for exploring around the aspiring geopark, but also for visiting Galway (40 minute drive), Castlebar (20 minute drive) and Westport (30 minute drive).<\/p>\n<p>Find out more from the local historical society at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historicalballinrobe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.historicalballinrobe.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<style>.ld_spacer_69d50ff867e39{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d50ff867e39\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center  liquid_vc_single_image-69d50ff878cac\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ballinrobe-geology.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" 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Trace<\/strong> by following the 7 principles highlighted to the right<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not hammer<\/strong> or remove rocks without permission<\/li>\n<li>Follow our <strong>Fossil Code<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information on our code of conduct is available <a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/code_of_conduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 liquid-column-69d50ff8795b5\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper \"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  liquid_vc_single_image-69d50ff88ade7\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1240\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg 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