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Omey (civil Parish)
Omey () is a civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. Omey is one of 5 civil parishes in the barony of Ballynahinch in the Province of Connacht. The civil parish covers . Omey civil parish comprises 72 townlands, which are listed as follows: Aillenaveagh, Ardmore, Ardmore Island, Atticlogh, Attigoddaun, Aughrus Beg, Aughrus More, Ballymaconry, Barnahallia, Barnanoraun, Belleek, Boolard, Boolard Island, Cartoorbeg, Claddaghduff, Clifden, Clifden Demesne, Cloghaunard, Cloon, Coolacloy, Couravoughil, Courhoor, Cregg, Cruagh, Cushatrough, Derreen, Doon, Eashal Island, Emlagh, Eyrephort, Fahy, Fakeeragh, Friar Island, Gannoughs, Glen, Glenbrickeen, Gooreen, Gooreenatinny, Gortrummagh, Grallagh, High Island, Hog Island, Inishturk, Kill, Knocakavilra, Knockavally, Knockbaun, Knockbrack, Laghtanabba, Leagaun, Letterdeen, Letternoosh, Lettershanna, Loughauna, Malthooa, Maw, Moorneen, Patches, Roeillaun, Rossadilisk, Rusheen, Shanakeever, Shinnanagh, Streamstown, Sturrakeen, Tievebaun, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = 6151 , area_rank = 2nd , seat_type = County town , seat = Galway , population_total = 276451 , population_density_km2 = auto , population_rank = 5th , population_as_of = 2022 , population_footnotes = , leader_title = Local authorities , leader_name = County Council and City Council , leader_title2 = Dáil constituency , leader_name2 = , leader_title3 = EP constituency , leader_name3 = Midlands–North-West , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Connacht , subdivision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claddaghduff
Claddaghduff (derived from the Irish ''An Cladach Dubh'' meaning ''the black shore'') is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located northwest of Clifden, the gateway to Omey Island. History 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. Claddaghduff has been a site for writers and artists. Richard Murphy's poetry was inspired by the local lore, landscapes, and seascapes and novelist John McGahern also resided in the village. Much of the scenery and ambience of Walter Macken's famous novels is based on his time in and around Claddaghduff. The townland, as with most of Connemara, was deeply affected by the Great Irish Famine (or ''Gorta Mor'') of 1847–48, with large numbers leaving for America and Boston in particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbot Island
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''. Geography Turbot Island lies off the Irish coast not faraway from Clifden and Cleggan. It is located South of Inishturk and West of Aird Mhór Peninsula. The easiest place to land on Turbot is the North side of the island, where most of the old houses are gathered. A road cuts Turbot from East to West. History A small community used to live on Turbot, but the island was evacuated in 1978. Later some of the old buildings were transformed into holiday homes. Demographics The table below shows data on Inisturk's population taken from ''Discover the Islands of Ireland'' (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland. See also * List of islands of Ireland A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossadilisk
Rossadilisk (Ros an Duilisc) is a townland in the civil parish of Omey in County Galway Ireland. The townland is located to the east of Cleggan and north of Claddaghduff, on the Atlantic coast. The townland was devastated by the 1927 Cleggan Bay Disaster The Cleggan Bay Disaster, which occurred on 27 October 1927, was a strong gale that resulted in the deaths of 45 fishermen off the coast of County Galway. Disaster On 27 October 1927 a number of local fishermen died when a strong gale rose wit ... which saw the death of 45 local fishermen. The townland has largely been deserted since then. References Townlands of County Galway {{Galway-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inishturk
Inishturk (''Inis Toirc'' in Irish, meaning ''Wild Boar Island'') is an inhabited island of County Mayo, in Ireland. Geography The island lies about off the coast; its highest point reaches above sea level. Between Inisturk and Clare Island lies Caher Island. It has a permanent population of 58 people. There are two main settlements, both on the more sheltered eastern end of the island, Ballyheer and Garranty. Bellavaun and Craggy are abandoned settlements. The British built a Martello tower on the western coast during the Napoleonic Wars. History Inishturk has been inhabited on and off since 4,000 BCE and has been inhabited permanently since at least 1700. Some of the more recent inhabitants are descended from evacuees from Inishark to the southwest. Recent history In 1993, Inishturk Community centre was opened, this community centre doubles as a library and a pub. In June 2014 the ESB commissioned three new Broadcrown BCP 110-50 100 kVA diesel generators to supply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardoileán
Ardoileán or Ard Oileán, known in English as High Island (a translation of the Irish name), is a small island off the northwest coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It was once the site of an early Irish monastic community. Hermitage It is one of thirty-odd islands off the west coast of Ireland, between Inishtrahull and Clear Island, which were settled by hermits and monastic communities in the early Christian period.Herity, "The hermitage on Ardoileán, Co Galway", p. 65. Other such islands in the direct vicinity of Ardoiléan include Clare Island, Chapel Island, Caher Island, Inishturk, Inishbofin and Inishark. Since (at least) the seventh century, Ardoiléan had been the site of an early monastery or hermitage, reputedly founded by St Féchín of Fore (d. 665). Above the south landing-place, near the remains of the monastery, there is a Christian cross-slab dating perhaps to the seventh century. Modern history Between 1969 and 1998, the island was in the posses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloone
Cloone () is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. The village is located in the south of the county, just off the R201 regional road; its nearest town is Mohill. Its name is an anglicised version of the Irish-language word ''cluain'', meaning 'meadow'. History The Justinian plague of Mohill barony badly affected the Cloone area in the 6th century. Bernard Kilrane who died in 1900 AD aged 111 years at Tawnymore near Cloone, was perhaps the oldest recorded Irishman. Throughout at least the 19th and 20th centuries, an impressive number of annual fairs were held at Cloone on - 12 February, 5 April, 26 May, 13 June (or 14th), 10 July, 26 August, 29 September, 2 November and 20 December. Historian Guy Beiner has called attention to a curious apocryphal incident remembered in local folk memory, whereby it was believed that during the rebellion of 1798, the chains that were used by the insurgents to draw the cannons of the French invasion army led by General Humbert were alleged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifden
Clifden (, meaning "stepping stones") 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 the N59. History 19th century The town was founded at the start of the 19th century by John D'Arcy (1785–1839) who lived in Clifden Castle (built around 1818, now a ruin) west of Clifden. He had inherited the estate in 1804 when it was mostly inhabited by fishermen and farmers. The idea of establishing a town on the coast was first voiced by him in 1812. Bad communications and a lack of private capital prevented fast progress until the 1820s when the potato crop failed in 1821–22 and D'Arcy petitioned the government in Dublin for assistance. The engineer Alexander Nimmo was sent to the area in 1822. He constructed a quay at Clifden (finished in 1831) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballynahinch (barony)
Ballynahinch () 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. Geography Ballynahinch has an area of . The barony contains several large bodies of water, including Derryclare Lough, Glendallach Lough, Kylemore Lough and Lough Fee. Several significant roads pass through the barony including the N59 and several regional roads, R341, R344. The Connemara National Park is also situated wholly within the barony. Civil parishes The barony contains five civil parishes: Ballindoon, Ballynakill, Inishbofin, Moyrus and Omey Places of interest * Connemara National Park Connemara National Park ( ga, Páirc Naisiúnta Chonamara) is one of six national parks in Ireland, managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It is located in the northwest of Connemara in County Galway, on the west coast. History ... References {{County Galway Baronies of County Galway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Ireland
The counties of Ireland (Irish language, Irish: ) are historic administrative divisions of the island into thirty-two units. They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English (Ireland), Old English nobility waned over time, new offices of political control came to be established at a county level. Upon the partition of Ireland in 1921, six of the traditional counties became part of Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, Counties of Northern Ireland, counties ceased to be longer used for local government in 1973; Local government in Northern Ireland, districts are instead used. In the Republic of Ireland, some counties have been split resulting in the creation of new counties: there are currently 26 counties, 3 cities and 2 cities and counties that demarcate areas of local government in the Republic of Ireland, local government in the Republic. Terminology The word "county" has come to be used in different senses for di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony ( ga, barúntacht, plural ) is a historical subdivision of a county, analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. Baronies were created during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland, replacing the earlier cantreds formed after the original Norman invasion.Mac Cotter 2005, pp.327–330 Some early baronies were later subdivided into half baronies with the same standing as full baronies. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Subsequent adjustments of county boundaries mean that some baronies now straddle two counties. The final catalogue of baronies numbered 331, with an average area of ; therefore, each county was divided, on average, into 10 or 11 baronies. Creation The island of Ireland was "shired" into counties in two distinct periods: the east and south duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor_law_union#Ireland, Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a ''túath'' or ''Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
