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Corr na Móna (anglicized as Cornamona) is a village and
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
in
County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
, Ireland. It is part of the
Gaeltacht A ( , , ) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The districts were first officially recognised ...
(Irish-speaking region) in
Joyce Country Joyce Country () is a cultural region in counties Galway and Mayo in Ireland. It is sometimes called Partry, after the former tribal territory of the '' Partraige'', which it largely matches. Part of it falls within the Connacht Gaeltacht. Joy ...
, and of the possible future geopark. The village lies on the north of
Lough Corrib Lough Corrib ( ; ) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Nea ...
in the middle of the Joyce Country Mountain and Lake Districts. It is a popular site among trout and salmon anglers. The eastern edge of the area comes down to the shores of the Corrib while the western edge borders the upland area of
An Mám An Mám (anglicized as Maum, or sometimes Maam) is a small Gaeltacht village and its surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Name An Mám is Irish for "mountain pass" and as this is a Gaeltacht (principally Irish-speaking) area ...
, the
Maam Valley Gleann an Mháma ( English: Maam Valley) is a glacial valley in County Galway, Ireland. It lies within Joyce Country in Connemara and is part of an aspirant geopark. Much of the valley is in the Connemara Gaeltacht. Location and topography T ...
and the Maumturk Mountains. The local secondary school is Coláiste Naomh Feichín, Corr na Móna. The village also has a shop, pub, playground, pier and community centre. Corr na Móna was used as the filming location for Foscadh, an Irish language film released in 2021.


Notable people

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Mick Molloy Michael Molloy (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film. He currently hosts '' The Front Bar'' on the Seven Network. ...
— earned 27 caps playing rugby for Ireland from 1967–73; served as the IRB's first medical officer from 2005–2010."Molloy given new IRB medical role"
''BBC Sport'', 12 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2015. *
Éamon Ó Cuív Éamon Ó Cuív (; born 23 June 1950) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 1992 to 2024. He previously served as deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 2011 to 2012, a ...
,
Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...
, lives in Cornamona.


See also

* List of towns and villages in Ireland


References


External links


Cornamona Information Site
(archived 2014)

(archived 2011) {{County Galway Gaeltacht places in County Galway Towns and villages in County Galway Gaeltacht towns and villages