Galway - Bon Secours Hospital - geograph

Renmore () is a suburb of

Galway City Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city o ...

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, situated approximately 2 km to the east of the city. Renmore runs east along the coast and south of Dublin Road, from the shore of Lough Atalia on its west side to Lurgan Park on its east. The area houses approximately 5,000 people and includes Ballyloughane beach, which also has camping facilities.

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Lough Atalia lies between Renmore and the city, which can be crossed using the public path beside the railway line (widely known as 'the line'). St

Oliver Plunkett Oliver Plunkett (or Oliver Plunket) ( ga, Oilibhéar Pluincéid), (1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681) was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland who was the last victim of the Popish Plot. He was beatified in 1920 an ...

Church is located beside the local national (primary) school. The primary school in Renmore is known as ''Scoil Chaitriona'', and there is also an all-Irish

gaelscoil A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language-medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary an ...

named ''Gaelscoil Dara''.

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT; ga, Institúid Teicneolaíochta na Gaillimhe-Maigh Eo) was an institute of technology, located in Galway, Ireland. In April 2022, it was formally dissolved, and its functions were transferred to ...

is one of the larger employers in the area. Renmore is also home to Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa (meaning "Mellow's Fort" and named for

Liam Mellows William Joseph Mellows ( ga, Liam Ó Maoilíosa, 25 May 1892 – 8 December 1922) was an Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician. Born in England to an English father and Irish mother, he grew up in Ashton-under-Lyne before moving to Ireland ...

), a base of the

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's Southern Brigade. The barracks, also officially and commonly known as "Renmore Barracks" in English, was the base to the

Connaught Rangers The Connaught Rangers ("The Devil's Own") was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army formed by the amalgamation of the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) (which formed the ''1st Battalion'') and the 94th Regiment of Foot (which ...

under British rule. The barracks are now the base of the 1st Infantry Battalion and located at the end of Renmore Road. The

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also has offices in the area. A private hospital, the

Bon Secours Hospital, Galway The Bon Secours Hospital, Galway is a private hospital in County Galway, Ireland. The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This includes sister hospitals in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Tralee. The hospital sees over 18,000 patients per an ...

which is operated by the

Bon Secours Health System The Bon Secours Health System is the largest private hospital network in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed in 1993 to co-ordinate the health care facilities in Ireland managed by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Bon Secours. Background The ...

, is located in Renmore.

Events

The Renmore Panto is an annual

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which began in 1979 and the first performance was on the stage in the Jes Hall. The panto has been hosted by a variety of venues including Leisureland and the Town Hall Theatre.

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Geography of Galway (city) Connaught Rangers {{Galway-geo-stub

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