Inverin
Village in Connemara, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inverin (Irish: Indreabhán, meaning "mouth of the river")[1][2] is a Gaeltacht village between Baile na hAbhann and Minna in County Galway, Ireland. There are Irish-language summer colleges in the area, most notably Coláiste Lurgan and Coláiste Uí Chadhain.
Inverin
Indreabhán | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Inverin Airport in 2013 | |
 Inverin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′00″N 9°26′00″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Irish Grid Reference | M043212 |
The village is on the R336 road and is served by the 424 Bus Éireann route from Galway.[3]
Cumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige is a local development association founded in 1966.[4] The Gaelic Athletic Association club, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Mhícheál Breathnach, holds a Gaelic football tournament every year on Saint Stephen's Day. An Irish language book club in the village, Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige, meets monthly.[5]
The airline Aer Arann Islands is headquartered at Connemara Airport near the village.[6]
People
- Calum Maclean, folklorist employed by the Irish Folklore Commission
- Aoife Ní Thuairisg, presenter
- Seán Ó Coisdealbha, poet and dramatist
- Micheál Ó Conghaile (b.1962), important figure to Modern literature in Irish and found of the influential Cló Iar-Chonnacht publishing house
- Fiontán Ó Curraoin, Gaelic footballer
- Pádraig Ó Finneadha, Irish scholar and doctor
- Dónall Ó Héalai, actor
- Pádraic Ó Neachtain, presenter and director
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