 ballaghaderreen () is a town in county roscommon, located on the n5 national primary road. the irish meaning of the town name is 'the way (bealach) of the little oak wood (doirÃ­n)'. in 1860 ballaghaderreen cathedral was dedicated as the cathedral for the roman catholic diocese of achonry. prior to 1898 the town and parish of ballaghaderreen and edmonstown was located in the eastern part of county mayo until its transfer to county roscommon under the local government act 1898 by the parliament of the united kingdom. the local gaelic athletic association team plays in the mayo championship and its players represent county mayo. ==people== * john blake dillon * james dillon * sean flanagan, politician and government minister. * garry hynes * matt molloy * thomas flynn, bishop of achonry * david drake famous gaelic player for mayo. * patsy mcgarry irish times journalist * john o'gorman, piper * brian o'doherty, writer, artist, art critic and academic andy moran, gaelic footballer dermot flanagan, gaelic footballer * f. lawrence fleming, author/historian fleming family of slane, wigton, cornwall,devon and allied lines ==transport== it is located on the n5 national primary road. the town has become a bottleneck on the n5 route in recent years, and the opening of the nearby charlestown bypass has exacerbated the problem. in late 2012 work started on a bypass to 
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