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Carnmore

Electoral division in County Galway, Ireland

Electoral division in County Galway, Ireland

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nameCarnmore
native_nameAn Carn Mór
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image_captionSchool Road in Carnmore West townland
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subdivision_name1Connacht
subdivision_type3County
subdivision_name3County Galway
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Carnmore () is an electoral area located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately 8 mi east of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Carnmore is in a Gaeltacht area, although the majority of residents use English as their first language. Incorporating the townlands of Carnmore, Carnmore West and Carnmore East, the area is represented in hurling competitions by Carnmore GAA. Galway Airport is also nearby.

History

Archaeological sites in the area include a souterrain which had two or three chambers and a creep entrance to each chamber which were approximately 7 ft high. There is also a lisheen, a small fort, in Carnmore where some local children (and adults) were buried. There are also several Dolmen-style (portal tomb) burial sites in the area. In Claregalway there is the Franciscan Friary, and the sites of five castles are located in the parish area: Claregalway, Cloghmoyle, Lydican, Lissarulla and Kiltrogue.

Demographics

According to the 2016 census there were 2,577 people living in the Carnmore Electoral Division, with only 2.2% of the population indicating that they spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. As of 2015, there were 164 pupils enrolled in the local primary school, Carnmore National School.

Sport

Carnmore's hurling club, Carnmore GAA, was founded in 1944 – although hurling has been played in the parish since before the foundation of the GAA. The club fields teams in the Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Notable residents

  • Máirtín Ó Cadhain was a school teacher in Carnmore in the 1930s.
  • Colie McDonagh, All-Ireland Senior Football medallist in 1966
  • Ryan Manning, Republic of Ireland international soccer player.

References

References

  1. "An Carn Mór / Carnmore". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. "Garnmore GAA - About".
  3. "Carnmore - History".
  4. (April 2016). "Sapmap Area - Electoral Division - An Carn Mór". Central Statistics Office.
  5. "ArcGIS Web Application".
  6. (23 March 2015). "Whole School Evaluation Report - Carnmore National School, School Road, Carnmore, Uaran Mór, Galway". Department of Education.
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