Gurteen is a village in East

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. The Irish translation of Gurteen ({{Irish place name, Góirtín) translates as "Little Ploughed Field". Gurteen is a half-parish of the Ballymacward-Gurteen parish. The nearest towns are Athenry and

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. The patron saint of Gurteen is

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. Saint Kerrill's Well is located at the very southern tip of the parish in Gortnalone, near neighbouring Attymon. Saint Kerrill's Abbey is in Clonkeenkerrill with Clonkeenkerrill Graveyard. Saint Kerrill's feast day is held every year on 13 June. The

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church in Gurteen is named after a local priest, Father Michael Griffin, who was shot dead on the night of 14 November 1920, most likely by

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. The Galway Minor Hurling Championship trophy is named in honour of Father Griffin. The Éire Óg-

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Club based in Galway City is also named in his honour. Located in East Galway, Gurteen is a rural area with a public house (Mitchell's Bar), church (St Michael's) and a primary school. The primary school,

's NS was opened in 1982, when 3 smaller national schools were merged: Clonkeenkerrill, Shanballard and Tample. The local GAA club is Pádraig Pearse's GAA. Founded in 1966 when the Gurteen and Ballymacward clubs amalgamated, it has playing pitches in Ballymacward and Gurteen. Colemanstown United FC is a soccer club located in the area. Founded in 1982, the club competes in the Galway District Soccer League.

Notable people

Father Griffin Michael Griffin (18 September 1892 – 14 November 1920) was an Irish Catholic priest who was murdered during the Irish War of Independence. Griffin was born in the townland of Gurteen, County Galway, to Thomas George Griffin, a farmer, an ...

* Noel Treacy RIP, TD & Galway GAA County Board Chairman * Cyril Donnellan, Pádraig Pearse's GAA player and former Galway hurler * Seán Mac Giollarnáth, Irish folklorist.

External links

* http://www.padraigpearsesgalway.com * http://www.colemanstownunited.com Towns and villages in County Galway

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