Glenhest ( or ''Gleann Oistín'')
is a small village in
County Mayo,
Ireland
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. It is located near
Lough Beltra
Lough Beltra or Beltra Lough is a lake in County Mayo, Ireland.
It is located in a mountainous region, west of Croaghmoyle and northeast of Newport. The name in Irish is ''Loch Bhéal Trá'', "lake of the beach mouth".
Wildlife
Lough Beltr ...
and the
Nephin Mountains.
Amenities
Glenhest has a
primary (national) school, officially known as Cloondaff National School, but commonly referred to as Glenhest National School.
Two teachers look after the classes from infants to sixth class.
The local
Roman Catholic
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church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built in 1838.
Demographics
The
electoral division
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in which the village is located, also called Glenhest, had a population of 248 as of the 2016 census.
This was an increase from the 2011 census (which recorded 235 inhabitants) and the 2006 census (228 people).
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Glenhest website
Towns and villages in County Mayo
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