Castlegar, County Galway
Castlegar (Irish: An Caisleán Gearr) is a village and Roman Catholic parish in County Galway, Ireland, located just outside the city of Galway. It extends from Lough Corrib across to Merlin Park by the old Galway-Dublin road. The annual Galway Races are held at Ballybrit Racecourse in the area.
Castlegar
An Caisleán Gearr | |
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Village | |
  Castlegar Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′00″N 9°01′07″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Website | www |
Irish language
As of 2006, the electoral division of Castlegar (Castlegar ED) had a population of approximately 1,000 people, of whom 11% were Irish speakers.[1]
History
The name Castlegar is derived from the Irish words Caisleán Gearr, which means "Short Castle". The small Castlegar Castle, in the middle of the parish, was a guest or "short stay" castle for the Blake family's Menlo Castle.
Emigrants from Ireland went to British Columbia and named a place there after it: Castlegar, British Columbia.
Castles
- Ballybrit Castle
- Ballindooley Castle (Ballindooly)[2]
- Castlegar Castle (Castle Gar)
- Cloonacauneen Castle (Cluanacauneen)[3]
- Killeen Castle (Killeen)
- Menlo Castle (Menlough)[2]
- Merlin Park Castle (formerly Doughiska/Doughiskey)
Villages and townlands
- Ballybrit
- Ballindooley
- Ballintemple
- Briarhill
- Bruckey
- Cappanabornia
- Carrabrowne
- Castlegar Village
- Coolough
- Killeen
- Killtulla
- Kyloughter
- Menlo
- Two-Mile-Ditch
Notable people
- The Blake baronets from 1622 through 1910
- Castlegar is home to the hurling family, the Connolly brothers, John and Joe Connolly.
References
Notes
Sources
- Ó Laoi, Padraic. History of Castlegar Parish. 1996
External links
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