Ballasalla
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Ballasalla (Balley Salley in Manx) is a village on the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. It was built mostly from the ruins of the nearby Rushen Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th.
Ballasalla railway station on the Isle of Man Steam Railway is located to the eastern side of the village whilst the A5 Douglas to Port Erin road runs through the village. The Isle of Man Airport is located nearby to the south in the area of Ronaldsway.
Each summer a Celtic Beer Festival is held in the village, with Celtic music and dancing.
Ballasalla derives its name from the Manx Balley Salley (both pronounced the same) which means Place of the Willows.
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