Inverin
Indreabhán
Village
Inverin Airport in 2013
Inverin Airport in 2013
Inverin is located in Ireland
Inverin
Inverin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°14′00″N 9°26′00″W / 53.2333°N 9.4333°W / 53.2333; -9.4333
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Irish Grid ReferenceM043212

Inverin (Irish: Indreabhán, meaning "mouth of the river")[1][2] is a Gaeltacht village between Baile na hAbhann and Minna in County Galway, Ireland. There are Irish-language summer colleges in the area, most notably Coláiste Lurgan and Coláiste Uí Chadhain.

The village is on the R336 road and is served by the 424 Bus Éireann route from Galway.[3]

Cumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige is a local development association founded in 1966.[4] The Gaelic Athletic Association club, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Mhícheál Breathnach, holds a Gaelic football tournament every year on Saint Stephen's Day. An Irish language book club in the village, Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige, meets monthly.[5]

The airline Aer Arann Islands is headquartered at Connemara Airport near the village.[6]

People

See also: Category:People from Inverin

See also

References

  1. ^ Indreabhán. Irish Placenames database. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Bus Route 424 Bus Éireann.
  4. ^ Mar Gheall ar Chumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige. Retrieved on 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige. Retrieved on 08 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Contact." Aer Arann Islands. Retrieved on 15 May 2016. "Address: Aer Arann Islands, An Caislená, Indreabhán, Co. Galway, Ireland."

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