Clarinbridge or Clarenbridge ()
is a village in south
County Galway
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, Ireland. It is on the mouth of the
Clarin River at the end of Dunbulcaun Bay, which is the easternmost part of
Galway Bay
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.
The village is 13 km south-east of
Galway city
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centre (18 km by road). There are bus services, notably
Bus Éireann
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's route 51 which runs between Galway,
Limerick
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and
Cork
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
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Notable people
*
Alexander Young Alexander Young may refer to:
*Alexander Young (bishop) (died 1684), 17th century Scottish prelate
*Alexander Young (engineer) (1833–1910), Scottish engineer and businessman who became a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii
*Alexander Young (musician ...
, recipient of the
Victoria Cross
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See also
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Galway International Oyster Festival
References
External links
Clarenbridge Oyster FestivalClarinbridge GAA
Towns and villages in County Galway
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