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Clifden (Irish: An Clochán, meaning 'stepping stones') [2] is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequented by tourists, Clifden is linked to Galway city by ...
Moycullen (Irish: Maigh Cuilinn) is a village situated in the Gaeltacht [2] region of County Galway, Ireland, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of Galway city.It is near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden, in Connemara.
During the Cromwellian settlements the Browns and D'Arcys took over. In the early 1800s, two townlands on Omey belonged to the Martins of Ballynahinch and one to the D'Arcys of Clifden. [3] John MacNeice, a Church of Ireland bishop famous for his opposition to the Ulster Covenant [4] was born and raised on Omey.
The village, now sparsely populated, overlooks Omey Island which contains the ruins of Teampal Feichin, a medieval granite church dedicated to St. Feichin.Omey Island is a part of the Omey Granite Pluton, one of the oldest granites in Connemara; and its human history dates back at least 5,000 years. [1]
The village contains a Catholic church, Christ the King, as well as two pubs, a hotel, a credit union, a community centre (the Marian Hall) and nine thatched cottages. It is frequented by tourists and hosts the Connemara Mussel Festival, which takes place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend. [ 1 ]
The See dates to the earliest days of the Irish Church. From the time Christianity first arrived in Ireland in the second half of the 5th century (in the form of Saint Patrick's mission), the early church was centred on Monastic settlements. St. Patrick founded such a settlement in an area known as Corcoghlan, now known as Elphin, in 434 or 435.
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Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style. [1]: 130 It fell into disrepair after becoming uninhabited in 1894. In 1935, ownership passed to a group of tenants, who were to own it ...