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Encyclopedia > Furbo, County Galway

Furbo (Na Forbacha in Irish) is a village in Connemara in County Galway which lies along the coast between Barna and Spiddal. Although officially in the Gaeltacht, English is more commonly used in day to day life. 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). ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2002) 209,077 Website: www. ... Barna (Bearna in Irish) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. ... Spiddal or Spiddle (An Spidéal in Irish) is a town on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway in the Republic of Ireland. ... Gaeltacht, plural Gaeltachtaí, is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


Although the village is approximately 12km from Galway city centre it has maintained its village status quite succesfully in recent years due to strong opposition to developement from locals.


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