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'''Inverin''' ({{Irish place name|Indreabhán}}, its official name, 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 [[Spiddal]] and [[Casla|Costello]] in [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. There are Irish-language summer colleges in the area, most notably Coláiste Lurgan and Coláiste Uí Chadhain. The actual village of Inverin is the area between [[Baile na hAbhann|Ballynahown]] and Minna.
[[File:AER ARRAN ISLANDS BN2B ISLANDER EI-CUW AT INVERIN AIRPORT CONNEMARA IRELAND JULY 2013 (9197289067).jpg|thumb|AER ARANN]]
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'''Inverin''' ({{Irish place name|Indreabhán}}, its official name, 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 [[An Spidéal]] and [[Casla]] in [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Inverin is more strongly Irish-speaking than An Spidéal, 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 Inverin is the area between [[Baile na hAbhann]] and [[Connemara Airport|Na Mine]].


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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025063155/http://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>


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''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 football tournament every year on [[Saint Stephen's Day]]. An [[Irish language]] book club in the village, ''Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige'',<ref>[http://www.clubleabharcf.dx.am Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige]. Retrieved on 21 April 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.clubleabharcf.dx.am Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige].</ref> meets monthly.


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The airline [[Aer Arann Islands]] is headquartered at [[Connemara Airport]] near the village.<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>

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[http://www.coisfharraige.ie Cumann Forbartha Chois Fharraige] is the very active local development association that was first 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>. There is a [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club, CLG Mhícheál Breathnach, which holds a football tournament every year on [[St. Stephen's Day]]. The area has its own Irish language book club, [http://www.clubleabharcf.dx.am Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige]<ref>[http://www.clubleabharcf.dx.am Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige]. Retrieved on 21 April 2018.</ref>, that meets monthly in one of the local pubs, [http://www.clubleabharcf.dx.am/tigh-mholly.html Tigh Mholly].

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[[Aer Arann Islands]] is headquartered at Aerfort Chonamara, An Caisleán, Na Mine, Indreabhán.<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>


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Inverin
Indreabhán
Village
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, its official name, meaning "mouth of the river")[1][2] is a Gaeltacht village between Spiddal and Costello in County Galway, Ireland. There are Irish-language summer colleges in the area, most notably Coláiste Lurgan and Coláiste Uí Chadhain. The actual village of Inverin is the area between Ballynahown and Minna.

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 football tournament every year on Saint Stephen's Day. An Irish language book club in the village, Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige,[5][6] meets monthly.

The airline Aer Arann Islands is headquartered at Connemara Airport near the village.[7]

People

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 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ Club Leabhar Chois Fharraige.
  7. ^ "Contact." Aer Arann Islands. Retrieved on May 15, 2016. "Address: Aer Arann Islands, An Caislean, Inverin, Co. Galway, Ireland."

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