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{{Short description|Village in Connemara, Ireland}}
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'''Inverin''' ({{Irish place name|Indreabhán}}, meaning "mouth of the river")<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/18707.aspx Indreabhán.] [[Placenames Database of Ireland|Irish Placenames database]]. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.</ref><ref>A. D. Mills, 2003, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'', Oxford University Press</ref> 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.
[[File:AER ARRAN ISLANDS BN2B ISLANDER EI-CUW AT INVERIN AIRPORT CONNEMARA IRELAND JULY 2013 (9197289067).jpg|thumb|AER ARANN]]
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'''Indreabhán''' ({{Irish place name|Indreabhán}}, its official name)<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/18707.aspx Indreabhán.] [[Placenames Database of Ireland|Irish Placenames database]]. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.</ref><ref>A. D. Mills, 2003, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'', Oxford University Press</ref> is a [[Gaeltacht]] village between [[Spiddal]] and [[Casla]] in [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Indreabhán is more strongly Irish-speaking than Spiddal, partly due to fewer commuters from Galway living there.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} There are a number of Irish-language summer colleges in the area, most notably Coláiste Lurgan and Coláiste Uí Chadhain. The actual village of Indreabhán is the area between [[Baile na hAbhann]] and [[Connemara Airport|Na Minna]].


Inverin is reached from the city of [[Galway]] on the [[R336 road (Ireland)|R336]] [[Roads in Ireland|road]]. It is served by Bus Éireann route [http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1277300272-424.pdf 424] from [[Galway]].
The village is on the [[R336 road (Ireland)|R336 road]] and is served by the 424 Bus Éireann route from [[Galway]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025063155/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1277300272-424.pdf Bus Route 424] Bus Éireann.</ref>


''Cumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige'' is a local development association founded in 1966.<ref>[http://www.coisfharraige.ie/mar-gheall-ar-chumann-forbartha-chois-fharraige/ Mar Gheall ar Chumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige]. Retrieved on 21 April 2018.</ref> 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 discussion club|book club]] in the village, Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige, meets monthly.<ref>[http://www.clubleabharcf.wordpress.com Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige]. Retrieved on 08 November 2021.</ref>
There is a [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club, CLG Mhícheál Breathnach, which holds a football tournament every year on [[St. Stephen's Day]].


[[Aer Arann Islands]] is headquartered in Inverin.<ref>"[http://aerarannislands.ie/contact/ Contact]." [[Aer Arann Islands]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2016. "Address: Aer Arann Islands, An Caislean, Inverin, Co. Galway, Ireland."</ref>
The airline [[Aer Arann Islands]] is headquartered at [[Connemara Airport]] near the village.<ref>"[http://aerarannislands.ie/contact/ Contact]." [[Aer Arann Islands]]. Retrieved on 15 May 2016. "Address: Aer Arann Islands, An Caislená, Indreabhán, Co. Galway, Ireland."</ref>


==People==
==People==
{{See also|Category:People from Inverin}}
* [[Seán Ó Coisdealbha]]
* [[Calum Maclean (folklorist)|Calum Maclean]], [[folklorist]] employed by the [[Irish Folklore Commission]]
* [[Sinéad Ní Neachtain]]
* [[Aoife Ní Thuairisg]]
* [[Sinéad Ní Neachtain]], editor
* [[Pádraic Ó Neachtain]]
* [[Aoife Ní Thuairisg]], presenter
* [[Fiontán Ó Curraoin]]
* [[Seán Ó Coisdealbha]], poet and dramatist
* [[Fiontán Ó Curraoin]], Gaelic footballer
* [[Pádraig Ó Finneadha]], Irish scholar and doctor
* [[Dónall Ó Héalai]], actor
* [[Pádraic Ó Neachtain]], presenter and director


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Gaeltacht towns and villages]]
[[Category:Gaeltacht towns and villages]]
[[Category:Gaeltacht places in County Galway]]
[[Category:Gaeltacht places in County Galway]]
[[Category:Towns and villages in County Galway]]
[[Category:Towns and villages in Connemara]]

Revision as of 01:38, 4 February 2024

Inverin
Indreabhán
Village
Inverin Airport in 2013
Inverin Airport in 2013
Inverin is located in Ireland
Inverin
Inverin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°14′00″N 9°26′00″W / 53.2333°N 9.4333°W / 53.2333; -9.4333
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Irish Grid ReferenceM043212

Inverin (Irish: Indreabhán, 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]

People

See also: Category:People from Inverin

See also

References

  1. ^ Indreabhán. Irish Placenames database. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Bus Route 424 Bus Éireann.
  4. ^ Mar Gheall ar Chumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige. Retrieved on 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige. Retrieved on 08 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Contact." Aer Arann Islands. Retrieved on 15 May 2016. "Address: Aer Arann Islands, An Caislená, Indreabhán, Co. Galway, Ireland."

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