Official Name: | Inverin |
Native Name: | Indreabhán |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Galway |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 53.2333°N -9.4333°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Inverin (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]