Claddagh
Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°16′00″ N 9°04′00″ W
- Population
- 2,614
- 2.6K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Claddagh
Claddagh is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 2,614. Elevation: 5 m.
The Claddagh (Irish: An Cladach, meaning 'the seashore') is an area close to the centre of Galway, Ireland, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay. It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls. It is just across the river from the Spanish Arch, which was the location of regular fish markets where the locals supplied the city with seafood as recently as the end of the 19th century. The original village of thatched cottages was razed in the 1930s and replaced by a council-housing scheme.
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In comparison
- No. 8 of 52 places in County Galway by population
- Nearest larger town: Galway, 1 km NE
- 40 sights and natural places within 10 km Bridge Mills, Spanish Arch
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Galway Cathedral Attraction, County Galway1.1 km NE
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River Corrib River, County Galway1.2 km E
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Bridge Mills Landmark, Galway City0.9 km NE
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Spanish Arch Historic site, Galway City0.9 km NE
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Galway City Museum Museum, Galway City1 km E -
The Nora Barnacle Museum Museum, Galway City1.1 km NE
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