
Glinsk () is a small village in
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
, Ireland, between
Creggs and
Ballymoe. Glinsk is located approximately 68 km from Galway city and approximately 30 km from Roscommon. It is located in valley of the
River Suck
The River Suck ( ) is a river within the Shannon River Basin in Ireland, 133 km (82.5 mi) in length. It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon a kilometre south of the village of Shannonbridge.
Name
The riv ...
, which has a 60-mile hiking trail. Nearby is the Glinsk Castle ruin, built by
Ulick Burke in the early 17th century. Also in the area is the ruins of Ballynakill Abbey, which dates from the early 13th century. See
Burke Baronets.
The services found in Glinsk include a church, a shop, a pub and a GAA pitch. The community centre also houses a childcare centre which opened in 2009. The church is called St. Michael's Church and is situated beside the local primary school, Glinsk National School.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Survey of Ballinakill Abbey
{{County Galway
Towns and villages in County Galway