Moycullen ( ga, Maigh Cuilinn) is a

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village in County Galway,

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, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of

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. It is near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to

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and

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, in

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. Moycullen is now a satellite town of Galway with some residents commuting to the city for work, school, and business. Although Moycullen and its hinterland are classified as a ‘Gaeltacht’ area, the language has not been the local vernacular for many years. Moycullen falls under a Category C Gaeltacht Area due to its low percentage of daily Irish speakers.

Education

There is a primary school in the village, Scoil Mhuire, and three other primary schools in the parish: Scoil Naomh Bríde in Tullykyne, Scoil Bhaile Nua in Newtown, and Scoil Naomh Cholmáin in Tooreeny.

Catholic parish

There is a Catholic parish of the same name that is part of the

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that is roughly co-extensive with the

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. The "Church of the Immaculate Conception" is located in the village.

Sport

It is home to two senior GAA clubs, a handball club and the

Moycullen Basketball Club Moycullen Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Moycullen, County Galway. The club was founded in 1966. The club's senior men's representative team plays in the Irish Super League. The team first played in the Super League, Irela ...

. Moycullen footballers won the Galway Senior Football Championship for the first time in 2020 and were victorious in the

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in 2008. The women's team won the Connacht intermediate Club Championship in 2017. Moycullen hurlers won the intermediate county championship in 1964 and 2011, the 2011 team going on to win the Connacht Intermediate Club Championship. In basketball, Moycullen won the President's Cup in 2009.

Railway

Moycullen railway station was opened by the

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on 1 January 1895, as part of its line from Galway to Clifden. The station, and the line, were closed by the Great Southern Railways on 29 April 1935.

People

* Mary O'Malley, poet *

Seán Kyne Seán Kyne (born 16 May 1975) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel since March 2020, and previously from February 2020 to March 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. He served as ...

, politician

References

External links

Moycullen OnlineMoycullen Heritage

Scoil Mhuire
the primary school in the village.
Cumann Peile Mhaigh CuilinnMoycullen Basketball Club
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora Towns and villages in County Galway Gaeltacht places in County Galway