Creggs ( ga, Na Creaga, the rocks) is a small village in County Galway (just on the border with County Roscommon,

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, on the R362 regional road between

Glenamaddy Glenamaddy () is a small town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads where the R362 and R364 regional roads meet. Glenamaddy became a musical focal point in Connacht during the 1960s during the showband era. To the east of the ...

and

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...

. With a population of approximately one hundred people, the village now contains two

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(although it used to contain seven). The village of Creggs was also once the location of a monthly fair, dancing, football and Feiseanna (music competitions). The village has a

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team. The rugby grounds is known as the Green. The club has four playing pitches including the only full size 4G artificial pitch in Connacht. The rugby club also has a circa one kilometre community amenity walkway around its grounds. A memorial in the village at the entrance to the rugby club commemorates the last speech by

Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1875 to 1891, also acting as Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882 and then Leader of the ...

, which was made here approximately two weeks before his death. The memorial was erected by

Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (, ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of govern ...

in 1946, on the centenary of Parnell's birth.

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{{coord, 53.594, -8.362, region:IE_type:city, display=title Towns and villages in County Galway

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