This is an accepted version of this page Ballyforan (Irish: Béal Átha Feorainne, meaning 'approach to the ford at the grassy riverside')[2] is a village in south County Roscommon, Ireland on the R363 road between Ballygar and Dysart.

Amenities in the area include a post office, pub, grocery shop, school, health centre, GAA and snooker clubs, community centre, school and pre-school, and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Josephs (built in 1857).

[4] Politician and sportsperson Jack McQuillan was born in Ballyforan.

He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship twice, and represented Roscommon in Dáil Éireann from 1948 to 1965.

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