Corofin, County Galway

Corofin or Corrofin (Irish: Cora Finne, meaning 'weir of (the) white one')[2] is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam.

Not to be confused with Corofin, County Clare.

Corofin
Cora Finne
Village
Corrofin Castle
Corrofin Castle
Corofin is located in Ireland
Corofin
Corofin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 8°52′48″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
627
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM424434

History

Corrofin Castle is a mid-15th century tower house, now partly in ruins.[3][4]

Sport

The local Gaelic football club, Corofin, have won five All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships, most recently beating Kilcoo in the 2019-2020 Championship final. They also hold the record for most successive All-Ireland Club Championship titles, winning three-in-a-row between 2017 and 2020.[5] Their team of the 2010s is the most successful, winning the county title seven times, the Connacht Senior Football Championship four times and the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship five times.

Corofin has an athletics team named Corofin AC and a football team named Corofin United.

A Corofin native, Bishop Patrick Duggan of Clonfert, declined the honour of being the first patron of the GAA, giving the honour to the younger man, Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel.

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Corrofin". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "Corrofin, County Galway". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. "Corofin Castle". visitgalway.ie. Visit Galway. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway. Dublin: Stationery Office. 1999. GA057-089---- [..] Castle - tower house [..] Townland: Corrofin [..] According to the Annals of the Four Masters, it was built in 1451 by Lord Clanrickarde (Nolan 1901a, 26-7) and it was in the possession of Richard Burke in 1585
  5. "Corofin find a little extra to banish brave Kilcoo and claim third successive All-Ireland SFC club title". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020. Corofin have become the first GAA team in either code to win a hat-trick of All-Ireland club titles
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