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Coole Park is a nature reserve of approximately 1,000 acres (4 km 2) located a few miles west of Gort, County Galway, Ireland.It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Galway is the most central port on the West Coast of Ireland in the sheltered eastern corner of Galway Bay. [96] The harbour can be used by vessels up to 10,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) and the inner dock can accommodate up to 9 vessels at any one time.
Galway Bay (Irish: Loch Lurgain or Cuan na Gaillimhe) is a bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south; Galway city is on the northeast side. The bay is about 50 kilometres (30 mi) long and from 10 kilometres (6 mi) to 30 ...
Claddagh (Irish: an Cladach, meaning 'the shore') is an area close to the centre of Galway city, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay.It was formerly [when?] a fishing village, just outside the old city walls.
Pope John Paul II visited Ballybrit racecourse on 30 September 1979 during his visit to Ireland. There was a mass held for the young people of Ireland where the Pope famously said "Young people of Ireland, I love you". There were 280,000 people in attendance that day. Doughiska has also hosted outdoor concerts for the Galway Arts Festival.
This is a list of towns and villages in County Galway, Ireland. A. Ahascragh [1] Ardrahan [2] Athenry [1] Aughrim [2] B. Ballinasloe [1] Ballinderreen [2] ...
Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands Beach on Inis Mór Cill Rónáin Photograph from within Dún Aonghusa on Inis Mór in Galway Bay, Ireland, a prehistoric coastal hill fort Inishmore ( Irish : Árainn [ˈaːɾˠən̠ʲ] ⓘ , Árainn Mhór [ˈaːɾˠən̠ʲ woːɾ] or Inis Mór [ˈɪnʲɪʃ mˠoːɾ] ) is the largest of the Aran ...
"The Galway Gaeltacht, 1926–81: a Sociolinguistic Study of Continuity and Change" A town tormented by the sea: Galway 1790–1914, John Cunningham, 2004. The Ploughman on the Pound Note, Eugene Duggan, 2004. Land and Revolution" – Nationalist Politics in the West of Ireland 1891 – 1921, Fergus Campbell, 2005.