| Monivea Muine Mheá |
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| Irish grid reference M535354 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Galway | |
| Elevation: | 83 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Environs: |
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Monivea (Muine Mheá, meaning "mead grove", in Irish) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. 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 Mead (ˈmiːd is a fermented Alcoholic beverage made of Honey, Water, and Yeast. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Monivea is known for its sizable forest and a structure called Monivea Castle, which now lies in partial ruins. A well-preserved mausoleum built by a local Protestant family named French[1] exists near the castle. A mausoleum ( plural: mausolea is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons The French family were also responsible for the distinctive layout of the greens in the centre of the village. These were used as drying stations for the linen of local industries.
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Sport
- Monivea Abbeyknockmoy is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. Monivea Abbeyknockmoy is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Monivea, County Galway, Ireland. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh A very successful rugby club (Monivea RFC) has also been present in the village since 1977. Monivea RFC was founded on October 8th 1972 by Padraig McGann since that day the club has grown and progressed to have teams at all levels from the kids playing mini rugby right through
Twinning
Monivea is twinned with the village of Treméven in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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References
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