Carnmore

Carnmore

Carnmore

Electoral division in County Galway, Ireland

Not to be confused with Cranmore.

Carnmore (Irish: An Carn Mór)[1] is an electoral area located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately 8 miles (13 km) 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.[2] Incorporating the townlands of Carnmore, Carnmore West and Carnmore East, the area is represented in hurling competitions by Carnmore GAA.[3] Galway Airport is also nearby.

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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-foot (2.1 m) high.[4] 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.[4] In Claregalway there is the Franciscan Friary,[4] and the sites of five castles are located in the parish area: Claregalway, Cloghmoyle, Lydican, Lissarulla and Kiltrogue.[citation needed]

Demographics

According to the 2016 census there were 2,577 people living in the Carnmore Electoral Division,[5] with only 2.2% of the population indicating that they spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[6] As of 2015, there were 164 pupils enrolled in the local primary school, Carnmore National School.[2]

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.[4] The club fields teams in the Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Notable residents

References

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    "An Carn Mór / Carnmore". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Whole School Evaluation Report - Carnmore National School, School Road, Carnmore, Uaran Mór, Galway" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Garnmore GAA - About". carnmoregaa.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Carnmore - History". carnmore.net. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Sapmap Area - Electoral Division - An Carn Mór". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "ArcGIS Web Application". census.cso.ie. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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