Corrandulla Explained

Corrandulla
Native Name:Cor an Dola
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Galway
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:241
Coordinates:53.3988°N -8.9951°W
Blank Name:Irish grid reference

Corrandulla [2] is a small village and census town in County Galway, Ireland.[3] It is located in the civil parish of Annaghdown.[2] Corrandulla was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[4] at which time it had a population of 241 people.[1]

The church in the village, Saint Brendan's Catholic Church, was built in 1831 and is in Annaghdown/Corrandulla parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam.[5] [6] Corrandulla National School, also known as Scoil Bhrige agus Bhreandain Naofa, had an enrollment of 271 pupils as of the 2020 school year.[7]

An annual agricultural show, the Corrandulla Show, has been run in Corrandulla since 1977;[8] The 2020 event was cancelled as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapmap Area - Settlements - Corrandulla . Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 . April 2016 . 22 August 2021 .
  2. Web site: Cor an Dola / Corrandulla . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 22 August 2021 .
  3. Web site: Corrandulla (Ireland) Census Town . citypopulation.de . 22 August 2021 .
  4. Web site: Census of Population 2016 - Profile 2 Population Distribution and Movement . Central Statistics Office . cso.ie . 26 June 2021 . 26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Corrandulla .
  5. Web site: Parish Details - Annaghdown/Corrandulla . tuamarchdiocese.org . Archdiocese of Tuam . 22 August 2021 .
  6. Web site: Saint Brendan's Catholic Church, Carrowbeg South (ED Liscananaun), Corrundulla, Galway . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 22 August 2021 .
  7. Web site: Scoil Bhríge Agus Bhreandáin Naofa Corrandulla Co Galway . Department of Education . education.ie . 22 August 2021 .
  8. Web site: Corrandulla Show - History . corrandullashow.com . 22 August 2021 .
  9. News: Charleville and Tullamore the highest profile agricultural show cancellations. Irish Examiner. Stephen. Cadogan. 6 April 2020. 6 April 2020.