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| Irish grid reference M198329 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Galway | |
| Elevation: | 86 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Environs: |
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Moycullen (official name: Maigh Cuilinn, Plain of Holly, or Plain of Cullen (a local giant) is a suburban village in County Galway, Ireland, about 10km (7mi) north west of Galway city. 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 A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. It is located near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden in Connemara. Lough Corrib ( Loch Coirib in Irish) is a Lake in the west of Republic of Ireland. Oughterard (Uachtar Ard is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the south shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland Clifden (An Clochán meaning "bee-hive cell" is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara 's largest town it is often Connemara (in Irish: Conamara) which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning descendants of Con Mhac of the sea is a district in the west of Although nominally part of the Gaeltacht (Gaelic speaking region), little Gaelic is spoken among the inhabitants of Moycullen. ga '''Gaeltacht''' ( plural ga ''Gaeltachtaí'' is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish.
Moycullen is now a relatively prosperous and young satellite town of Galway with most residents commuting to the city for work, school, and commercial reasons.
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Sport
It is home to one of the most successful basketball clubs in Ireland and also has a thriving football and hurling GAA club. The Moycullen Gaelic football team recently won the Intermediate Club football championship on the 17th February 2008 at Croke Park.
Townlands of Moycullen
- Ballinahallia (Baile na hAille)
- Clydagh
- Cloonabinna
- Clooniffe
- Coolaghy
- Killagoola
- Leagaun
- Uggool
- Olympus Mons
- Home Farm
- Kilrainey
- Lios an Gharráin (Lissagurraun)
- Gortachalla
- Tullokyne
- Poll na gCloch
- Tuairíní
- Loughwell
- Knockerasser
- Slieveaneena
- Finisglin
- Newtown
- Oldtown
- Rineen
Transport
- Moycullen railway station opened on 1 January 1895 and finally closed on 29 April 1935. Clooniffe is a small Townland of Moycullen located about 7km from Galway city in Ireland. Killagoola is small Townland lying in the parish of Moycullen in County Galway, Ireland. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
See also
References
- ^ Moycullen station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land
External links
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