Inverin Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/18707.aspx Indreabhán.
  2. A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025063155/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1277300272-424.pdf Bus Route 424
  4. http://www.coisfharraige.ie/mar-gheall-ar-chumann-forbartha-chois-fharraige/ Mar Gheall ar Chumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige
  5. http://www.clubleabharcf.wordpress.com Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige
  6. "Contact." Aer Arann Islands. Retrieved on 15 May 2016. "Address: Aer Arann Islands, An Caislená, Indreabhán, Co. Galway, Ireland."