Skehana
Townland in Connacht, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skehana or Skehanagh (Irish: An Sceachánach)[1] is a small village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. The name Skehana derives from the Irish Sceith eánach meaning "place of the whitethorn".
Skehana
An Sceachánach | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
.jpg) The ruins of Garbally Castle are 200 m from Skehana Community Center | |
  Skehana Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′03″N 8°38′09″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish grid reference | M578400 |
Together with nearby Menlough, Skehana is a half-parish within the diocesan parish of Killascobe in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam.[2][3] The parish church in Skehana was built c. 1861 and is included on the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Galway County Council.[4]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Skehana Hurling Club, fields hurling teams at underage and adult Junior A grades.[5][6]
The ruins of an Anglo-Norman tower house, Garbally Castle, are located immediately to the west of the local national school.
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