Oranmore Órán Mór
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°16′06″N 8°55′12″W / 53.2683, -8.92
Irish Grid Reference M386245
Statistics
Province:	Connacht
County:	County Galway
Elevation:	7 m
Population (2006)	3,195

Oranmore (Irish: Órán Mór) is a suburban village in County Galway on the outskirts of Galway City in Ireland. 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). ... 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. ... 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. ...

With its major housing developments, Oranmore is rapidly becoming a part of Galway's commuter or suburban belt.

The focus of local industry has recently shifted from primarily dairy agriculture to tourism, manufacturing and logistics, and there are several industrial parks located near the village.

In 2004 Oranmore was listed as one of the communities with the highest per capita incomes in Ireland.

The Galway Bay Sailing Club is located in Rinville, Maree.

Noted people associated with Oranmore

• Joseph Henry Blake, nobleman and socialist, grew up on a nearby estate in Treanlaur,Maree.
• Thomas Redington, Irish politician, born here.
• Joe Howley, Irishman involved in the struggle for Irish Independence, was killed by the British in December 1920. A statue stands in Oranmore in his honor.

Joseph Henry Blake (1797 – 1849), the 3rd Baron Wallscourt, was an Irish nobleman and socialist. ... Sir Thomas Nicholas Redington KCB (2 October 1815–11 October 1862) was an Irish politician and civil servant. ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• Órán Mór is also the name of an egalitarian community in North America

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External links

• Oranmore community page
• Video of Oranmore