Derrybrien () is a tiny village in

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. It lies along the R353 road in the

Slieve Aughty Mountains The Slieve Aughty ( ga, Sliabh Eachtaí) are a mountain range in the western part of Ireland spread over both County Galway and County Clare. The highest peak in the Slieve Aughty Mountains is Maghera in Clare which rises to 400 m (1,314 ...

. The village church is dedicated to Saint Patrick and is part of the

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Parish of Ballinakill and Derrybrien. The Derrybrien Necklace, an amber beaded necklace dated to the

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was discovered near Derrybrien in June 1954 by Joseph McHugo.

Wind farm

A 60MW

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with 70 turbines is located on a hill nearby. The

2003 Derrybrien landslide On 31 October 2003 a landslide occurred on the side of Cashlaundrumlahan, a hill near Derrybrien in County Galway, Ireland. It was focused around turbine 68 in the Derrybrien wind farm, and disrupted further construction. The landslide dislodge ...

resulted in the prosection and conviction of the engineering and construction companies involved in the wind farm's development. As of 16 March 2022, the wind farm was decommissioned and the ESB was reportedly considering how to proceed with dismantling it. In September 2022 the government stated that the wind farm would not be reopened.

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Towns and villages in County Galway {{Galway-geo-stub

Wind farm

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