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Cornamona

Village in County Galway, Ireland

Summary

Village in County Galway, Ireland

Field	Value
official_name	Corr na Móna
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Cornamona, Co. Galway, Roman Catholic Church - geograph.org.uk - 223173.jpg
image_caption	Church of the Sacred Heart
pushpin_map	Ireland
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
coordinates
elevation_m	85
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info
footnotes	Corr na Móna is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Cornamona has no official status.

Corr na Móna (anglicized as Cornamona) is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. It is part of the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) in Joyce Country.

The village lies on the north of Lough Corrib in the middle of the Joyce Country Mountain and Lake Districts. It is a popular site among trout and salmon anglers.

The eastern edge of the area comes down to the shores of the Corrib while the western edge borders the upland area of An Mám, the Maam Valley and the Maumturk Mountains.

The local secondary school is Coláiste Naomh Feichín, Corr na Móna. The village also has a shop, pub, playground, pier and community centre.

Corr na Móna was used as the filming location for Foscadh, an Irish language film released in 2021.

Notable people

Mick Molloy, former rugby union player and medical officer.
Éamon Ó Cuív, Teachta Dála, lives in Cornamona.

References

"Corr na Móna / Cornamona". [[Placenames Database of Ireland]].
"Cornamona (Corr na Móna)". Fáilte Ireland.
(12 October 2005). "Molloy given new IRB medical role". BBC Sport.
"Mick Molloy".
(28 January 2025). "Cornamona's Éamon Ó Cuív inaugurated as 2025 President of Oireachtas na Gaeilge". [[Connacht Tribune]].

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