An Cheathrú Rua Carraroe
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°15′56″N 9°35′01″W / 53.2656, -9.5836
Irish Grid Reference L943250
Statistics
Province:	Connacht
County:	County Galway
Elevation:	1 m
Population (2002)	629

An Cheathrú Rua (Irish, the red quarter. The name is often Anglicised as Carraroe, though this is unofficial ^[1]) is a large village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is situated within the Irish speaking region (Gaeltacht) of Connemara, and is famous for its traditional fishing boats known as Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over Carraroe peninsula between Greatman's Bay (Cuan an Fhir Mhóir) and Casla Bay. An Cheathrú Rua has an unusual 'coral' beach, Trá an Dóilín. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 17,713. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Anglicized refers to foreign words, often surnames, that are changed from a foreign language into English. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Gaeltacht regions in Ireland Gaeltacht (pronounced ; plural Gaeltachtaí) is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ... The Galway Hooker is a traditional sailing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Extant Subclasses and Orders Alcyonaria    Alcyonacea    Helioporacea Zoantharia    Antipatharia    Corallimorpharia    Scleractinia    Zoanthidea [1][2]  See Anthozoa for details For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). ...

Galway Hookers

Galway Hookers (Húicéirí na Gaillimhe) are a distinctive form of native Irish boat, and An Cheathrú Rua is today probably the single most important centre for these boats. Every August bank holiday, An Cheathrú Rua hosts Féile an Dóilín, the largest Galway hooker festival in Ireland, and one of the largest maritime festivals in the country. The 2006 Féile an Dóilín, which is named after the area's unique coral strand, was the largest gathering of Galway hookers in the history of Galway hooker regattas.^{[citation needed]} The main boats are the larger Báid Mhóra (big boats) and Leathbháid (half-boats), which in earlier times were used for hauling turf from the peat bogs in Connemara to the Aran Islands and the Burren of County Clare, where peat is absent. The smaller boats are the Gleoiteoga, which were traditionally used for fishing. Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Categories: Ireland-place stubs | Geography of Ireland ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...

Today the main activity of all these boats is racing, and there are numerous regattas along the Connemara coast. Among the most famous boats are An Mhaighdean Mhara ('The Mermaid') and the Mac Duach. Currach racing is held on Loch an Mhuillin, the lake close to the village. Every year at the festival of Cruinniú na mBád, a large flotilla of traditional Connemara boats race across Galway bay from An Cheathrú Rua to Kinvara. It has been suggested that Mermaids in popular culture be merged into this article or section. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference M369103 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: 10 m Population (2002) 945  Kinvara (Irish: , meaning head of the sea),it is also known as The Gateway to the Burren, is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway in the province...

The Irish language

Irish (specifically the Connacht dialect) is the main spoken language of An Cheathrú Rua, the settlement being the largest Irish speaking area in the Connemara Gaeltacht. As elsewhere English has steadily encroached in recent years, with commuters from Galway moving further west and with English-language television, modern music and film increasing in frequency. English is particularly dominant among the young. There are two summer schools which teach Irish to English-speaking secondary-school students from all over Ireland. Students stay for three weeks with local families. An Cheathrú Rua is also a centre for the Irish language media. The main national Irish-language newspaper Foinse has its head office in the village; the Irish-language radio station, Raidió na Gaeltachta, is in nearby Casla, and the Irish-language TV station, TG4, is based at Baile na hAbhann, a few miles east. Catholic church services are in Irish only. Connacht Irish is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Connacht. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Connacht County: Dáil Éireann: Galway West European Parliament: North-West Dialling Code: 091 Postal District(s): G Area: 50. ... Foinse is the biggest Irish language newspaper in Ireland. ... RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG; Irish for Gaeltacht Radio) is the Irish-language radio service of Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) in Ireland, and is available on 92-94FM in Ireland and via the Internet. ... Casla, (less commonly known by its English name, Costelloe) is a village in the Irish speaking area of western County Galway between Inveran and Kinvara. ... Baile na hAbhann (Ballinahown) is a townland between Indrebhán and Casla on the R336 about 30 kilometers west of Galway. ...

Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain

Typical Connemara view

Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain is one of the Gaeltacht centres of Oifig na Gaeilge Labhartha (the Department of Spoken Irish) of the National University of Ireland, Galway. The Áras opened in 1977. Courses are held for university students as well as for overseas learners. The centre is named in honor of Máirtín Ó Cadhain, author of Cré na Cille ('The Church-Yard Clay'), an important work of modern Irish language fiction. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI, Galway) (Irish Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh or OÉ, Gaillimh) can trace its existence to 1845 as Queens College, Galway and was known until recently as University College, Galway (UCG) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh or COG). ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Trivia

The town is mentioned in the lyrics of the Waterboys' 1993 hit Glastonbury Song, which refers to several Irish and British sites associated with ancient Celtic ritual: The Waterboys is a band formed 1983 by Mike Scott. ...

We came down from the hill of dreams

Bernadette, mother earth and you and me

Through Carraroe, down the wildwood side.

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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References

1. ^ Ireland speaks up loudly for Irish

External links

• Féile an Dóilín
• Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain