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Castlegar, County Galway

Village in County Galway, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Castlegar
native_name	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Castles of Connacht, Castlegar, Galway (2) - geograph.org.uk - 4068888.jpg
image_caption	Ruined tower house (An Caisleán Gearr) at Castlegar
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pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Connacht
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Galway
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
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coordinates
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
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Castlegar () is a village and electoral division in County Galway, just outside the city of Galway, in Ireland. Castlegar is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It extends from Lough Corrib across to Merlin Park by the old Galway-Dublin road.

The eponymous Castlegar Castle, a 15th or 16th century tower house, is historically associated with the Burke (de Burgo) family. Castlegar GAA club is based in the area.

History

The name Castlegar is derived from the Irish Caisleán Gearr, meaning "short castle". The small Castlegar Castle, in the middle of the parish, was built by Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1572–1635) of Portumna Castle. The castle at Castlegar was a four-storey tower house, now in ruin, which was used as a "guest" castle for the Blake family's Menlo Castle.

Irish language

As of 2006, the electoral division of Castlegar (Castlegar ED) had a population of over 1,000 people, of whom 11% spoke Irish daily.

Castles

Castles in the area include:

Ballybrit Castle
Ballindooley Castle (Ballindooly)
Castlegar Castle (Castle Gar; An Caisleán Gearr)
Cloonacauneen Castle (Cluanacauneen)
Killeen Castle (Killeen)
Menlo Castle (Menlough)
Merlin Park Castle (formerly Doughiska/Doughiskey)

Villages and townlands

Villages and townlands in the ecclesiastical parish of Castlegar include:

Ballybrit (home to Ballybrit Racecourse and the Galway Races)
Ballindooley
Ballintemple
Briarhill
Bruckey
Cappanabornia
Carrabrowne
Castlegar townland
Coolough
Killeen
Killtulla
Kyloughter
Menlo
Two-Mile-Ditch

Notable people

Blake baronets, were local landowners from 1622 through 1910
John Connolly and Joe Connolly, hurlers and brothers from the Connolly family, are from Castlegar

References

"An Caisleán Gearr / Castlegar (see archival records)". Placenames Database of Ireland.
"Parishes - Castlegar". Diocese of Galway & Kilmacduagh & Apostolic Administration of Kilfenora.
"Excavation report - 1997:194 - Castlegar Castle, Castlegar, Galway".
"Castlegar Castle".
(2007). "Castlegar Irish language stats 2006". Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
[http://homepage.eircom.net/~rookery/castle2.html Menlo and Ballindooley Castle]
[http://homepage.eircom.net/~rookery/castle4.html Cluanacauneen and Killeen Castle]
"An Caisleán Gearr / Castlegar (townland)". Placenames Database of Ireland.

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