rWotD Episode 2586: Ballyfin

Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.

The random article for Sunday, 2 June 2024 is Ballyfin.

Ballyfin (Irish: (An) Baile Fionn, meaning 'the fair/white town' or alternatively "town of Fionn") is a small village and parish in County Laois, Ireland. Located in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, the village is in the midlands of Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the R423 road between Mountrath and Mountmellick.

There are a number of hill walks nearby in the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Most of the area is covered in forest.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:04 UTC on Sunday, 2 June 2024.

For the full current version of the article, see Ballyfin on Wikipedia.

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