Ballyshannon (Irish: Béal Átha Seanaidh, meaning 'the mouth of Seannach's ford')[8] is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.

This site yielded numerous artefacts including silver long cross pennies and halfpennies dating from the reign of Henry III (1251–1276) and Edward I (c. 1280–1302).

Other finds included bone beads, shroud pins, and pieces of quartz which were found placed in the hands of many of the skeletons.

The 18th-century churchyard and the paupers' burial ground were both referred to as Sidh Aedh Ruaidh, the Fairy Mound of Red Hugh.

The Annals also record that in 836, all the churches of Loch Erne, together with Cluain Eois (Clones) and Daimhinis (Devenish Island) were destroyed by the "gentiles".

Robert Stewart (he became Lord Castlereagh in 1796), he was serving as a young Army officer and MP for County Down in the Irish Parliament at the time.

Henceforth Ballyshannon's only railway link with the rest of the Irish Free State was via Northern Ireland, and as such was subject to delays for customs inspections.

The project, or 'Scheme' as it was then referred to, brought engineers, electricians, and specialists in hydroelectricity from many parts of the country and abroad to the town, which experienced a boom during the decade-long construction period.

[24] The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival[25] takes place in Ballyshannon on June Bank Holiday weekend.

][citation needed] The museum has exhibitions on Rory Gallagher, the story of the Kildoney Fishermen, the Battle of Ballyshannon (1598), the Mysterious Leprechaun and Devil Stones, the Great Famine, the workhouse, the building of the power station, fishing industries, people from Ballyshannon, sport, World Wars I and II, and the Donegal Railway.

[citation needed] Bus Éireann offers routes to cities and major towns in Ireland including Cavan, Dublin, Sligo and Galway.

The nearest railway to Ballyshannon is Sligo station which is served by trains to Dublin Connolly and is operated by Iarnród Éireann.

Other local sports clubs include Ballyshannon RFC (rugby), Erne Wanderers (soccer) and the Eightyeighters (Basketball).