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Inverin
Inverin (, meaning "mouth of the river") is a Gaeltacht village between Baile na hAbhann and Minna in County Galway, Ireland. There are Irish-language summer colleges in the area, most notably Coláiste Lurgan and Coláiste Uí Chadhain. The village is on the R336 road and is served by the 424 Bus Éireann route from Galway. ''Cumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige'' is a local development association founded in 1966. The Gaelic Athletic Association club, ''Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Mhícheál Breathnach'', holds a football tournament every year on Saint Stephen's Day. An Irish language book club in the village, Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige, meets monthly. The airline Aer Arann Islands is headquartered at Connemara Airport near the village. " |
Connemara Airport
Connemara Airport ( ga, Aerphort Chonamara) or Connemara Regional Airport (''Aerfort Réigiúnach Chonamara'') is located at Inverin in the Connemara region of Ireland, west of the city of Galway. It is also known as Spiddal Airport, Inverin Airport, or Minna Airport (''Aerfort na Minne''), a name also used by Minna Airport in Minna, Nigeria. The airport was constructed in 1992, partly funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta (the development agency for the Gaeltacht) to help ensure the viability of the Aran Islands communities. Aer Arann Islands operates Britten-Norman Islander aircraft to the Aran Islands of Inisheer ( ga, Inis Oírr), Inishmaan ( ga, Inis Meáin) and Inishmore ( ga, Inis Mór) off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. Airlines and destinations Statistics Accidents and incidents *On 5 July 2007 a Cessna 208 crashed on approach to the airport due to rough weather conditions, killing two and injuring seven. The plane was a charter plane, and was returning from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aer Arann Islands
Aer Arann Islands (stylised as aer arann islands) is an Irish airline headquartered in Inverin, County Galway. They operate a three-strong fleet of Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft to connect the Aran Islands with mainland County Galway. History Aer Arann Islands was established in 1970 by James Coen, Ralph Langan, Jimmy Codd and Colie Hernon to provide an island-hopping air service between Galway and the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. Operations, using a single Britten-Norman Islander, began in August 1970. This service is now based at Connemara Airport and operates between ten and thirty flights to the three Aran islands with an average flight time of eight minutes. Aer Arann Islands prefers the Britten-Norman islander aircraft to provide this service. the airline is under new ownership with plans to develop and maintain the levels of service to both island communities and visitors. Current fleet As of March 2022, Aer Arann Islands operate a fleet of 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R336 Road (Ireland)
__NOTOC__ The R336 road is a regional road in County Galway in Ireland which connects the N59 road at Leenaun beside Killary Harbour – via Inverin – to the N6 and N83 in Galway, to the southeastmap. ''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie), 2012-02-28. On leaving the fjord in Killary Harbour at Leenaun, the road travels south between the Maumturk and mountain ranges in and passes through the |
Dónall Ó Héalai
Dónall Ó Héalai () (born 1987) is an Irish actor and voice actor. He was named a 2020 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow and one to watch in 2021 by ''The Irish Examiner''. Early life and education Ó Héalai was born in the Gaeltacht village of Inverin, County Galway and grew up in Inverin and Spiddal. He began acting at the age of 14 at a local youth club. He completed his secondary education as a boarding student at St Jarlath's College in Tuam. He graduated from Maynooth University. He was awarded the Dr. H.H Stewart Literary Prize during his studies. He went on to train at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and Bow Street Academy in Dublin. Career In 2006, Ó Héalai made his onscreen debut as a teenager in the recurring role of Jeaic in season 1 of the TG4 coming-of-age family series '' Aifric''. Ó Héalai played Otis in the 2019 American psychological thriller '' Impossible Monsters''. That same year, he starred as Colmán Sharkey in the Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Populated Places In The Republic Of Ireland
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas. Cities are shown in bold; see City status in Ireland for an independent list. __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y See also *List of places in Ireland ** List of places in the Republic of Ireland **: List of cities, boroughs and towns in the Republic of Ireland, with municipal councils and legally defined boundaries. **: List of census towns in the Republic of Ireland as defined by the Central Statistics Office, sorted by county. Includes non-municipal towns and suburbs outside municipal boundaries. ** List of towns in the Republic of Ireland by population **: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2002 Census Records **: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2006 Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coláiste Lurgan
Coláiste Lurgan is an independent summer school that runs three-week Irish-language immersion courses in the Connemara Gaeltacht village of Inverin in County Galway. As part of their student-directed focus in language teaching, the school runs TG Lurgan, an initiative for helping students to acquire vocabulary by producing covers of popular music. The pop group, Seo Linn Seo Linn (; "here we go") is an Irish folk/indie group formed in Ireland that has been making music and performing since 2013. The group consists of Stiofán Ó Fearail on vocals and guitar, Daithí Ó Ruaidh on vocals, keyboard, and saxophone, K ..., was formed following the success of some of these covers. References Summer schools {{Ireland-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinéad Ní Neachtain
Sinéad Ní Neachtain (born 1977) is an Irish editor. Ní Neachtain is a former editor of ''Galway Now'' magazine. A native of Inverin, she is part of a family of five. She re-located to Boston, Massachusetts with her family when she was ten years old, but returned two years later, and attended Coláiste Chroí Mhuire Secondary School in Spiddal. Following her graduation from Dublin City University (DCU) with an Honours Degree in Journalism, Sinéad began her broadcasting career with RTÉ. She started working on RTÉ 2fm and subsequently moved to RTÉ Radio 1 where she worked on ''Morning Ireland''. She spent three to four years as a sub-editor on ''Radio One News'' and was the youngest newsreader in the country at 20 years of age. During this time, she also edited ''Lifetime'' and ''Citywide News'' Newspapers. Moving back to Galway, she undertook a Diploma in Irish and Computers and joined the newsroom in TG4 as a television reporter. Following that she joined the Galway Bay F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cló Iar-Chonnacht
Cló Iar-Chonnacht (CIC; ; "West Connacht Press") is an Irish language publishing company founded in 1985 by writer Micheál Ó Conghaile, a native speaker of Irish from Inis Treabhair in Connemara. He set the company up while still a student. Work CIC publishes poetry, short stories, novels, children's books, non-fiction and historical works. CIC also publishes bilingual books and books in English, most of the latter being translations of important works in Irish. CIC also issues recordings of traditional music, one of the original aims being to record sean-nós singers from Conamara. The range of music has been extended to include such genres as Cajun music and the music of Cape Breton. Spoken word recordings are also available. A stated aim of CIC is to draw local and international attention to writers and musicians who work through Irish. To date over three hundred books have been published, along with many albums. In 2019 CIC took over Cois Life publishers. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pádraic Ó Neachtain
Pádraic Ó Neachtain (born 1973) is an Irish television presenter, director, and journalist. He works for Telegael in Spiddal and presents feature programmes for the TG4 channel. He is a native of Inverin, County Galway. He is the eldest of five siblings. Ó Neachtain has presented, directed, and edited programmes for the TG4, RTÉ, and ''Nuacht RTÉ'' channels. He has worked for the '' Irish Farmers Journal'' and the Irish language newspaper ''Foinse ''Foinse'' (; Irish for "''Source''") was an Irish-language newspaper in Ireland. It was first published October 1996 and had both print and online editions until September 2013 when its publisher, Móinéar Teo, announced that it would become ...''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oneachtain, Padraic 1973 births 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Living people Alumni of the University of Galway Echo Island presenters Irish male voice actors People from County Galway TG4 presenters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calum Maclean (folklorist)
Calum Iain Maclean (Scottish Gaelic: ''Calum Iain MacGillEathain''; 6 September 1915 – 17 August 1960), was a Scotland, Scottish Folklore, folklorist, collector, Ethnography, ethnographer and author. Early life Maclean was born in Òsgaig, Isle of Raasay, Scotland, into a family of five boys and two girls. His father was Malcolm MacLean (1880–1951), who was a tailor. His mother, Kirsty (1886–1974), was the daughter of Sorley Mor Nicolson of Braes, Skye, and his wife, Ishabel. Maclean's four brothers were the famous Gaelic poet and scholar, Sorley MacLean [''Somhairle MacGill-Eain''] (1911–1996), a schoolmaster and classicist, John Maclean (1910–1970), and two general practitioners, Dr. Alasdair Maclean (1918–1999), and Dr. Norman Maclean (c.1917-c.1980). Alasdair was also a historian. Ishabel and Mary, his sisters, were also schoolteachers. Education Maclean received his early education at Raasay Primary School and then Portree High School (1929–1935), Sky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Ó Coisdealbha
Seán Ó Coistealbha (1930–2006) was an Irish poet and dramatist. Ó Coistealbha was born in Inverin, Connemara Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) 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, ..., where he was more commonly known as Johnny Chóil Mhaidhc. He played the lead role in ''An Dochtúir Bréige'' and went on to win a gold medal for acting with ''Taidhbhearc na Gaillimhe''. Fascinated by the theatre, he took to writing comic drama. Most of his plays, in which he usually played the leading character, are based on folk themes and stock situations. Select bibliography * ''An Tincéara Buí'', 1962 * ''Pionta Amháin Uisce'', 1978 * ''Buille Faoi Thuairim Gabha'', 1987 References {{DEFAULTSORT:OCoistealbha, Sean Irish male poets Irish male dramatists and playwrights Irish-language poets Irish trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoife Ní Thuairisg
Aoife Ní Thuairisg is an Irish language presenter on TG4, Ireland's Irish language television station. Aoife co-hosted TG4's 2015 Gradam Ceoil traditional Irish music awards show. Aoife Ní Thuairisg was born in Inverin in Conamara and has two brothers and one sister. Before working in television, she ran her own business. She started working as a presenter on TG4 in 1997, and now presents the weather and is also a continuity announcer. She has presented various programmes in the past, including ''Glór Tíre'', the popular country music show, and the ''Féilte'' series, as well as live coverage of the Wimbledon Championships. She has also produced several programmes herself. She produced several episodes of the successful series ''Paisean Faisean''. However, she became involved in controversy when she refused to present a show featuring gay men, as she is a Jehovah's Witness Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |