Glenamoy () is a village on the R314 road in the parish of

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in the northern part of

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Topography

Glenamoy is a general term for the following townlands: * Bellagelly North (''Béal a Ghoile'' meaning "mouth of the stomach") * Bellagelly south (''Béal a Ghoile'' meaning "mouth of the stomach") * Baralty (''Barr Altaigh'' meaning "hills/cliffs/anything high") * Bunalty (''Bun Altaigh'' meaning "base of the hills/cliffs") * Gortleatilla (''Gort Liatuile'' meaning "field of the little grey stream") * Srahnaplaia (''Srath na Pláighe'' meaning "holm of the plague") * Pollboy (''Poll Buí'' meaning "yellow hole") * Lenarevagh (''An Léana Riabhach'' meaning "grey meadows") * Barrooskey (''Barr Rúscaigh'' meaning "moory or marsh land") The townlands of Glenamoy make up the inland portion of

Parish which is, in the main, a coastal area. Because so much of Glenamoy is pretty remote in nature and consisting of large expanses of blanket bog, it covers an area of some of land. Two rivers flow through this townland conglomerate. They rise in Glencalry ( Belderrig) townland. The Owenmore River flows via Carrowmore Lake into

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where a tributary of it known as the Munhin River connects the area with the great

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, the Glenamoy River into Sruwaddacon estuary and

Broadhaven Bay Broadhaven Bay ( ga, Cnocán na Líne) is a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwestern coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The opening of the bay faces northward, stretching 8.6 km between Erris Head in the west and Kid Island/Oileá ...

. Lace schools were one of the more common industries in the area in the past. There were several shooting lodges in this area where the

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held shooting parties for the gentry in the 19th century. The habitations in Glenamoy are spread out across a wide area today unlike other habitations in the parish which tend to be clustered, a remnant of the Rundale system of agriculture which was commonplace here for many years.

Glenamoy Bog Complex

Glenamoy Bog Complex is a large site situated in the north-west of Erris, incorporating both inland and coastal regions. The climate is wet and oceanic and there are frequent strong winds across the area which is largely treeless and relatively exposed. The bog complex area is drained by four main river systems - the Glenamoy, the Muingnabo, the Belderg and the Glenglassra rivers. Extreme oceanic blanket bog dominates the site in its inland areas. The coastal habitats of Glenamoy bog complex are extensive and varied. Sea cliffs dominate the coastline reaching a height of 253 metres at Benwee Head. There are many steeply sided islands off the coastline which are mainly used a summer grazing for livestock if the area of machair on them is large enough.

Sport

Former Mayo goalkeeper Gabriel Irwin hails from Glenamoy. There is a

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in Glenamoy which was established in 1978.

References

{{County Mayo Towns and villages in County Mayo Erris