Conamara Municipal District

Conamara Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
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Barna GAC (Q4861316)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

CLG Bhearna is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bearna, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. The club was merged with Spiddal at U16, U18 and U21 during the 1990s before reverting to its old form again in 2001.

Castlebar Mitchels GAA (Q16858389)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Castlebar Mitchels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Castlebar area in County Mayo, Ireland. The club was founded in 1885 and is named after the nationalist John Mitchel (1815–1875). Though football is the club's dominant sport, hurling is also played.

Killanin GAA (Q15238462)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Killannin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. The club is one of 18 teams competing in the Senior Championship in Galway. Their best result in the competition came in 2000, where they reached the final, losing out narrowly to Corofin.

Mícheál Breathnach CLG (Q6950187)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Mícheál Breathnach is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the Galway league and championships while further age groups compete in their respective competitions. Na Breathnaigh compete in the Galway Senior Football Championship yet they have not won the competition in their history.

website: http://www.michealbreathnach.com/

Bearna/Na Forbacha GAA (Q4876754)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Bearna/Na Forbacha GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the Barna and Furbo areas of County Galway, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with hurling.

CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir (Q5012744)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Moir is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Gaeltacht area of Leitir Móir, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Notable former players include Fiachra Breathnach, and Antoine 'Toto' Ó Griofa, former members of the Galway Gaelic Football Squad

Carraroe GAA (Q5046030)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

CLG An Cheathrú Rua is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Gaeltacht area of An Cheathrú Rua, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Notable players include Seán Óg de Paor and Sean Ó Domhnaill, members of Galway's All-Ireland winning teams of 1998 and 2001.

website: http://www.clgcrua.com

Aran Islands GAA (Q4784048)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

CLG Oileáin Árann (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Oileáin Árann) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based on the three Aran Islands in the Gaeltacht, County Galway, Ireland. It caters for the sporting and social needs of the people of the Islands through Gaelic football. There are many age groups within the club including minor, under 16 and junior.

Inishbofin and Inishshark (Q125546601)
item type: protected area / Special Area of Conservation

website: https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000278; Natura 2000 site ID: IE0000278

Inishmaan Island (Q125546685)
item type: protected area / Special Area of Conservation

Natura 2000 site ID: IE0000212; website: https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000212

Inishmore Island (Q125546761)
item type: protected area / Special Area of Conservation

website: https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000213; Natura 2000 site ID: IE0000213

Lough Corrib (Q125547214)
item type: protected area / Special Area of Conservation

website: https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000297; Natura 2000 site ID: IE0000297

An Spailpín Fánach (Q118274860)
item type: shop

website: https://www.spailpin.com/ga/

Freaghillaun (Q26718568)
item type: island / townland
Summary from An Ghaeilge / Irish Wikipedia (gawiki)

Oileán agus baile fearainn amach ó chósta Iorras Aithneach i gContae na Gaillimhe is ea Fraochoileán (Béarla: Freaghillaun). Tá sé timpeall is 0.3 ciliméadar cearnach ina achar agus suite cúpla ciliméadar siar ó thuaidh ó Thrá Mhaírois.

Maam Valley (Q26718402)
item type: valley
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Gleann an Mháma (English: Maam Valley) is a glacial valley in County Galway, Ireland. It lies within Joyce Country in Connemara and is part of an aspirant geopark. Much of the valley is in the Connemara Gaeltacht.

Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge (Q4671042)
item type: higher education institution
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge (Irish: [ˈakəd̪ˠəw n̪ˠə ˈhʊl̪ˠˌsˠkʊlˠiːxt̪ˠə ˈɡeːlʲɟə]; English: "The Academy of Irish-Language University Education") is a third level educational and research institution headquartered in Galway, Ireland. It was established as part of the National University of Ireland - Galway in 2004, to further the development Irish-medium education. The academy works in co-operation with faculties, departments and other university offices to develop the range and number of programmes that are provided through the medium of Irish on campus and in the academy's Gaeltacht centres.

website: https://www.acadamh.ie/acadamh/

Ballynakill Harbour (Q4076771)
item type: body of water
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ballinakill (Irish: Baile na Cille, meaning 'settlement of the church') is a natural harbour near the town of Letterfrack in County Galway in Ireland.

Erriseask House (Q4595345)
item type: restaurant
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Erriseask House is a defunct restaurant and hotel in Ballyconneely, County Galway, Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star both in 2000 and 2001.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: 2002 disestablishments in Ireland, Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in Ireland, Defunct restaurants in Ireland
Screeb (Q4422507)
item type: human settlement
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Screeb (Irish: An Scríob, meaning 'furrowed land') is a small village in south-west Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the R336 road, north of Casla and southwest of Oughterard. It was the location of one of Ireland's few peat-burning power stations. This was uneconomic but a source of employment locally at the time.

Connemara (Q952483)
item type: geographic region
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Connemara ( KON-ih-MAR; Irish: Conamara [ˌkʊnˠəˈmˠaɾˠə]) is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, which is a key part of the identity of the region and is the largest Gaeltacht in the country. Historically, Connemara was part of the territory of Iar Connacht (West Connacht). Geographically, it has many mountains (notably the Twelve Pins), peninsulas, coves, islands and small lakes. Connemara National Park is in the northwest. It is mostly rural and its largest settlement is Clifden.

Cashel (Q1025573)
item type: human settlement
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cashel (Irish: an Caiseal) is a village in County Galway, in the province of Connacht, Ireland. It is located west of Galway city and southeast of Clifden, on the coast.

Twelve Bens (Q1093773)
item type: mountain range
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, also called the Benna Beola (Irish: Na Beanna Beola, meaning 'the peaks of Beola'), is a mountain range of mostly sharp-peaked quartzite summits and ridges in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The widest definition of the range includes the Garraun Complex to the north as well as several isolated peaks to the west, and is designated a 16,163-hectare (39,940-acre) Special Area of Conservation.

Galway to Clifden Railway (Q1126269)
item type: railway line
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Galway to Clifden Railway or Connemara Railway was a railway line opened in Ireland by the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) in 1895. It led from Galway to Clifden, the chief town of the sparsely populated Connemara region in western County Galway. It was closed by the MGWR's successor, the Great Southern Railways (GSR) in 1935.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Closed railways in Ireland
Inishbofin (Q1501256)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Inishbofin (derived from the Irish Inis Bó Finne meaning 'Island of the White Cow') is a small island off the coast of Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Inishbofin has around 180 inhabitants and is a tourist destination.

Inis Beag (Q6034027)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Inis Beag (Irish, 'Little Island') is a pseudonymous Irish island in the 1960s, as described by American cultural anthropologist John Cowan Messenger. Messenger lived on the island and studied the community in 1959 and 1960. He subsequently wrote several academic works about his experience, including Inis Beag: Isle of Ireland and Sex and Repression in an Irish Folk Community.

Gorumna (Q5586970)
item type: island / Gaeltacht
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Gorumna (Irish: Garmna) is an island on the west coast of Ireland, forming part of County Galway.

Joyce Country (Q6297444)
item type: territory
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Joyce Country (Irish: Dúiche Sheoighe) is a cultural region in counties Galway and Mayo in Ireland. It is sometimes called Partry, after the former tribal territory of the Partraige, which it largely matches. Part of it falls within the Connacht Gaeltacht. Joyce Country lies on the shores of Lough Mask and Lough Corrib, and includes the Partry Mountains. It is a rural area that includes small settlements such as Clonbur, Cong, Cornamona and Toormakeady. It borders Connemara, to its south and west.

Drom Clubhouse (Q5308252)
item type: sports venue
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Drom Soccer Park is an association football venue in the Republic of Ireland based in Drom East, Rahoon, County Galway. It is the home ground of Salthill Devon F.C. It was built in 2002 and has a capacity of 2,000. Drom also hosts the Galway Cup annually.

Inishmaan (Q1424587)
item type: island / Gaeltacht
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Inishmaan ( IN-ish-MAN; Irish: Inis Meáin [ˈɪnʲɪʃ mʲaːnʲ], the official name, formerly spelled Inis Meadhóin, meaning "middle island") is the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland. It is part of County Galway in the province of Connacht. Inishmaan has a population of about 184 (census 2022), making it the least populous of the Aran Islands. It is one of the most important strongholds of traditional Irish culture. The island is predominantly Irish-speaking and part of the Gaeltacht, though all inhabitants have knowledge of English.

The Spirit of Butts Farm (Q1319696)
item type: model aircraft
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Spirit of Butts' Farm (also known as TAM 5) was the first model aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean on August 11, 2003. The aircraft was launched from Cape Spear (47°31.216′N 52°37.428′W) near St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and landed at Mannin Beach (53°26.462′N 10°7.892′W) near Clifden, Ireland 38.9 hours later. It was recognized by the FAI as a double world record flight for its duration of 38h 52 min 19 sec and straight-line distance of 1,881.6 mi (3,028.1 km) using an autopilot, and using the Argos System for telemetry to track the flight's progress; the team's use of technology also spurred the FAI to create new record categories. The aircraft was controlled by autopilot for >99% of the flight in a manner similar to that used by the Insitu Aerosonde UAV "Laima" that crossed the Atlantic in 1998. The flight used 99.2% of its fuel and left only 1.5 US fluid ounces (44 ml) (or 44 minutes of flight time) remaining when it reached its destination.

Omey Island (Q2023356)
item type: island / tidal island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Omey Island (Irish: Iomaí, meaning 'resting place') is a tidal island situated near Claddaghduff on the western edge of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. From the mainland the island is almost hidden. It is possible to drive or walk across a large sandy strand to the island by following the arrowed signs. At high tide, the water is deep enough to cover a car.

Maam Cross (Q2045102)
item type: human settlement
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Maam Cross (Irish: an Teach Dóite, meaning 'the burned house') is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Shindilla, at the junction of the N59 from Galway to Clifden and the R336 from Galway to the Maam Valley which runs from Maum or Maam to Leenaun or Leenane.

R342 road (Q24197092)
item type: road
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The R342 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in southern County Galway, part of the Carna Road.

R343 road (Q24197046)
item type: road
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The R343 road is a 4.2 km long regional road in Ireland, located in Connemara, County Galway.

Turbot Island (Q24203141)
item type: townland
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Turbot (Inis Toirbirt or Tairbeart in Irish) is a small island and a townland of County Galway, in Ireland, also referred as Inishturbot and Talbot Island.

R344 road (Q24197129)
item type: road
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The R344 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in west County Galway. It cuts off the loop made by the N59 through Clifden and Letterfrack.

R340 road (Q24197081)
item type: road
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The R340 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in County Galway.

R379 road (Q24197069)
item type: road
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The R379 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in County Galway.

R372 road (Q24197123)
item type: road
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The R372 road is a short regional road in Ireland, located in southern County Galway.

White Goat Island (Q7994722)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

White Goat Island (Irish: Oileán a' Ghabhair Ghil, "Island of the White Goat") is a small island off the north shore of Lough Corrib, close to Cornamona, in County Galway, Ireland. The three acre island was named after the prominent quartzite rock found on the south-west shore of the island.

Maumturks (Q2639406)
item type: mountain range
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Maumturks or Maamturks (Irish: Sléibhte Mhám Toirc; mountains of the boar's pass) is a mountain range in Connemara, County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It is a long, broadly-straight range, consisting of weathered quartzite peaks in its central section. The Maumturks lie east of the Twelve Bens, on the other side of Lough Inagh and the Inagh Valley (a Western Way route).

Lough Mask Murders (Q54870097)
item type: murder
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Lough Mask Murders were the murders on 3 January 1882 of Joseph Huddy and his grandson, John Huddy, in the townland of Upper Cloghbrack, County Galway, on the southern shore of Lough Mask in the west of Ireland. Joseph Huddy was the bailiff for Arthur Guinness, Lord Ardilaun, a wealthy Anglo-Irish landlord in a region where the Land War was growing more and more heated. The victims' bodies were weighed down and sunk in the lough itself. The lack of credible witnesses led to four well-publicised trials of the accused in December 1882. For this reason, the execution of three alleged murderers remains controversial

Ross railway station (Q107175481)
item type: railway station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ross railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway. It served the Martin family and the people of the wider Rosscahill area.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Disused railway stations in County Galway, Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1935
Clifden railway station (Q107175609)
item type: railway station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Clifden railway station was a station serving the town of Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Opened in 1895, it was the terminus on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway. It closed in 1935.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Disused railway stations in County Galway, Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1935
Maumwee Lough (Q114712225)
item type: lake
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Maumwee Lough is a freshwater lake in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland.

Recess railway station (Q107132956)
item type: railway station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Recess railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway and was situated in the heart of the Connemara tourism area in Ireland.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Disused railway stations in County Galway, Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1935
Ballynahinch railway station (Q107175821)
item type: railway station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ballynahinch railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Clifden branch line from Galway.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Disused railway stations in County Galway, Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1935
Oughterard railway station (Q107175627)
item type: railway station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Oughterard railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Disused railway stations in County Galway, Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1935
Moycullen railway station (Q107175683)
item type: railway station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Moycullen railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Disused railway stations in County Galway, Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in 1935
Galway Wind Park (Q116973645)
item type: onshore wind farm
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Galway Wind Park is one of Ireland's largest onshore wind farms. Located in Connemara's Cloosh Valley west of Moycullen, County Galway. The wind park was co-developed by SSE Renewables and Coillte at a cost of €280 million and consists of 58 Siemens 3 MW SWT-3.0-101 wind turbines. The wind park provides energy to around 89,000 homes, which is equivalent to 80% of the homes in Galway.

website: https://www.sserenewables.com/onshore-wind/ireland/galway-wind-park/

Cong Canal (Q108773729)
item type: canal
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Cong Canal is a derelict canal in the village of Cong, County Mayo. Ireland. It was abandoned unfinished in 1854 and is popularly known as 'The Dry Canal'.

Inchaghaun (Q26717771)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Inchaghaun (Gaeilge: Inis an Ghainimh) is an island in County Galway, Ireland.

Illauneeragh West (Q26717779)
item type: island
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Illauneeragh (Gaeilge:An tOileán Iarthach Thiar) is an island in County Galway, Ireland which is connected to Illaunmore at low water.

Marconi Railway (Q57048231)
item type: industrial railway
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Marconi Railway was a 1+12 miles (2.4 km) long narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 2 feet (610 mm) at the Marconi Wireless Station near Clifden in the Irish County Galway.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Defunct railroads
Carrownlisheen Wedge Tomb (Q85750794)
item type: wedge tomb
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Carrownlisheen Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland.

Ballynahinch (Q97585852)
item type: administrative territorial entity
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ballynahinch (Irish: Baile na hInse) is a barony in west County Galway, Ireland. It sits on the Atlantic coast to the west. The village of Ballynahinch is named after the barony.

Oireachtas Golf Society Scandal (Q98582314)
item type: scandal
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Oireachtas Golf Society scandal, also known informally as "Golfgate", was a political scandal in Ireland involving past and present members of that country's parliament, the Oireachtas, who attended a gathering of the Oireachtas Golf Society in Clifden, County Galway, on 19 August 2020.

Clochar na gCon/Bealacooan Bog Nature Reserve (Q97578329)
item type: nature reserve / bog
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Clochar na gCon is an intact Atlantic or oceanic blanket bog and national nature reserve of approximately 3,081 acres (12.47 km2) in County Galway, Ireland. It is 25 km west of Galway city.

Leam West Bog (Q98690643)
item type: nature reserve / bog
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Leam West Bog is a national nature reserve of approximately 923 acres (3.74 km2) in County Galway. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.

Sruffaunoughterluggatoora (Q64569541)
item type: stream
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Sruffaunoughterluggatoora (Irish: Sruthán Uachtar Log an tSamhraidh, "upper stream of the summer hollow") is a mountain stream in the Twelve Bens of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It lies entirely within the townland of Glencoaghan and is a headwater of the Glencoaghan River, which it joins via the Sruffaunluggatoora. The stream is noted for its exceptionally long name, which, with 25 letters, is one of the longest place-names in Ireland.

CLG Na Piarsaigh (Q30591780)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

CLG Na Piarsaigh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. The club takes its name from the Irish revolutionaries Pádraic and Willie Pearse. Pádraic Pearse had a cottage in the area which over looks the club grounds. The club's crest includes the cottage and a swallow. The swallow is taken for the short story he wrote set in Ros Muc called Eoghainín na nÉan.

St. MacDara's Island Church (Q30247333)
item type: church building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Saint Macdara's Island (Irish: Cruach na Cara) is a small island off the coast of County Galway in Ireland on which stands a mediaeval Christian monastery and National Monument.

Roundstone Library (Q56260768)
item type: public library

Street address: Roundstone Library, Town Hall, Roundstone, County Galway, H91 EV10 (from Wikidata)

Kilronan Library (Q56260771)
item type: public library

Street address: Kilronan Library, Lower Kilronan, Kilronan, Inishmore, County Galway, (from Wikidata)

Leenane Library (Q56260773)
item type: public library

Street address: Leenane Library, Community Hall, Derraheeda, Leenane, County Galway, H91 X2P7 (from Wikidata)

Clifden Library (Q56260780)
item type: public library

Street address: Clifden Library, Market Street, Clifden, County Galway, H71 Y892 (from Wikidata)

Spideal Library (Q56260781)
item type: public library

Street address: Spideal Library, Spideal West, Spideal, County Galway, H91 NT96 (from Wikidata)

Carraroe Library (Q56260786)
item type: public library

Street address: Carraroe Library, Carraroe South, Carraroe, County Galway, H91 HY76 (from Wikidata)

Inishbofin Library (Q56260790)
item type: public library

Street address: Inishbofin Library, Inishbofin Community Centre, Middlequarter, Inishbofin, County Galway, H91 TC6C (from Wikidata)

Inishmaan Library (Q56260791)
item type: public library

Street address: Inishmaan Library, Carrownlisheen, Inishmaan, County Galway, H91 FC61 (from Wikidata)

Inisheer Library (Q56260792)
item type: public library

Street address: Inisheer Library, Community Development Cooperative, An Trá, Inisheer, County Galway, H91 D27X (from Wikidata)

Letterfrack Library (Q56260794)
item type: public library

Street address: Letterfrack Library, Furniture College, Letterfrack, County Galway, H91 AH5K (from Wikidata)

Ballynahinch (Q59419917)
item type: barony
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ballynahinch (Irish: Baile na hInse) is a barony in west County Galway, Ireland. It sits on the Atlantic coast to the west. The village of Ballynahinch is named after the barony.

Moycullen (Q59419920)
item type: barony
Summary from An Ghaeilge / Irish Wikipedia (gawiki)

Is barúntacht suite i gContae na Gaillimhe í Maigh Cuilinn.