| Clarinbridge Droichead an Chláirín |
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| Irish grid reference M409203 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Galway | |
| Elevation: | 60 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Environs: |
173 2,092 |
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| Website: http://www.clarinbridge.ie/ | ||
Clarinbridge (Irish: Droichead an Chláirín) is a small village, approximately a 15-minute drive south of Galway, Ireland in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Kilmacduagh is a small village in south County Galway, near Gort, in Ireland. It is on the mouth of the Clarin River at the end of Dunkellin Bay, which is the easternmost part of Galway Bay. Galway Bay ( Irish: Loch Lurgan or Cuan na Gaillimhe) is a large bay / Sea Loch on the West Coast It is famous for its yearly oyster festival that is held in the second week of September. The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of Bivalve Mollusks most of which live in marine habitats or Brackish water.
Clarinbridge was home to the Redingtons who owned much of the land and property in the village. Clarinbridge, like almost all Galway towns and villages, is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic; Clarinbridge church is located on the primary road passing through the village, the N18.
There are many other church ruins in the parish, most notably the one in Killeely, which was reported to have been desecrated by Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known . The town is also known for its great hurling tradition. Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic
Twinning
The following places are twinned with Clarinbridge:
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