Maam_Cross

Maam Cross

Maam Cross

Locale in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Maam Cross (Irish: an Teach Dóite, meaning "the burned house") is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Shindilla, at the junction of the N59 from Galway to Clifden and the R336 from Galway to the Maam Valley which runs from Maum or Maam to Leenaun or Leenane.

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Maam Cross station, on the Galway - Clifden line, opened on 1 January 1896. It finally closed on 29 April 1935.[1] The station facilities and a short section of railway line have been restored in a project launched in 2017 and ongoing as of 2022.[2]

The location has a service station and hotel, with dining facilities and a gift shop. It is also home to a weekly agricultural mart, handling sheep, cattle and Connemara ponies.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Maam Cross station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  2. [2]
    Murphy, Glen (5 July 2020). "Railway revival: Steam trains set to return to Connemara almost a century on". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Maam Cross Mart | Peacockes Hotel Connemara". Peacockes Hotel. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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