Corr na Móna (anglicized as Cornamona) is a village and

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

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. It is part of the

Gaeltacht ( , , ) are the districts of Ireland, individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially recog ...

(Irish-speaking region) in

Joyce Country Joyce Country ( ga, 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 Conna ...

, and of the possible future geopark. The village lies on the north of

Lough Corrib Lough Corrib ( ; ) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Nea ...

in the middle of the Joyce Country Mountain and Lake Districts. It is a popular site among trout and salmon anglers. The eastern edge of the area comes down to the shores of the Corrib while the western edge borders the upland area of

An Mám An Mám (anglicized as Maum, or sometimes Maam) is a small village and its surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Name An Mám is Irish for "the pass" and as this is a Gaeltacht (principally Irish-speaking) area, the area's na ...

, the

Maam Valley 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. Location and topography The ...

and the

Maumturk Mountains , photo=View south to Knocknahillion from Letterbreckaun.jpg , photo_caption= Maumturk Mountains: looking south from Letterbreckaun towards Knocknahillion and Binn idir an dá Log. , country=Republic of Ireland , region = Connacht , region_t ...

. The local secondary school is Coláiste Naomh Feichín, Corr na Móna. The village also has a shop, Lowry's, a pub, Tí Mhaille / O’Malleys, a playground,a pier and a community centre.

Notable people

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— earned 27 caps playing rugby for Ireland from 1967–73; served as the IRB's first medical officer from 2005–2010."Molloy given new IRB medical role"
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Éamon Ó Cuív Éamon Ó Cuív (; born 23 June 1950) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency since the 1992 general election. He previously served as Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil from 2011 to 2 ...

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...

, lives in Cornamona.

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External links

Cornamona Information Site
{{County Galway Gaeltacht places in County Galway Towns and villages in County Galway Gaeltacht towns and villages

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