Editing Ballaghaderreen (section)

== History ==
As of 1837, the town was recorded as having 1147 inhabitants in about 200 houses and as "rising in importance" as a post-town,<ref name="TDI1837">{{cite web|title=BALLAGHADIREEN, a market and post-town|id=From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837|url=http://www.libraryireland.com:80/topog/B/Ballaghadireen-Costello-Mayo.php|access-date=16 April 2018|website=LibraryIreland|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905044136/http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/B/Ballaghadireen-Costello-Mayo.php|archive-date=5 September 2017}}</ref> being on the (then) new mail coach road from [[Ballina, County Mayo|Ballina]] to [[Longford]].

As of the mid-19th century, markets were held on Fridays, with seven fairs held throughout the year.  A court-house, market house and an infantry barracks to accommodate 94 persons had all been established by that time.<ref name="TDI1837"/><ref name="SW">{{Cite web|url=https://www.swilson.info/wp/?page_id=2313|title=Market Towns in Ireland - 1865}}</ref>

In 1860, [[Ballaghaderreen Cathedral]] was dedicated as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic [[Diocese of Achonry (Roman Catholic)|Diocese of Achonry]].

In March 2017, Ballaghaderreen became an Emergency Reception and Orientation Centre (EROC) for hundreds of refugees from the [[Syrian Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Towey |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/one-year-on-ballaghaderreen-and-refugees-let-down-by-state-1.3461087 |date=14 April 2018 |work=[[The Irish Times]] |title=One year on: Ballaghaderreen and refugees ‘let down’ by State |first=Niamh }}</ref> In April 2018, the community was honoured with a [[People of the Year Award]] for welcoming the refugees into the community.<ref name="PeopleOfTheYear">{{cite news |access-date=16 April 2018 |date=15 April 2018 |archive-date=16 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416060701/https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0415/954699-people-of-the-year/ |website=[[RTÉ.ie]]  |title=Coast Guard and Catherine Corless honoured at People Of The Year awards |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0415/954699-people-of-the-year/ }}</ref>