Pontoon (Irish: Pontún)[1] is a lakeside village on the R310 regional road in County Mayo in Ireland, situated between Lough Conn and Lough Cullin, and near the town of Foxford.
Pontoon
Pontún | |
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Village | |
 Healy's Hotel in Pontoon on the banks of Lough Cullin | |
  Pontoon Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′25″N 9°12′42″W / 53.9736°N 9.2117°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G205033 |
The dance hall in Pontoon attracted large numbers of people to its week-end dances from a large catchment area.[citation needed]
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Pontoon Bridge on the R310
See also
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edit- ^ "Pontún/Pontoon". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
External links
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