Spiddal
Local name: an Spidéal
Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°14′48″ N 9°18′10″ W
- Population
- 237
- 237
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Spiddal
Spiddal is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 237. Elevation: 15 m.
Spiddal, also known as Spiddle (Irish and official name: An Spidéal, pronounced [ənˠ ˈsˠpʲɪdʲeːlˠ], meaning 'the hospital'), is a village on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Galway city, on the R336 road. It is in a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) area in the Connemara region. According to the 2022 census, approximately 75% of the population are Irish-speaking and, of these, approximately 40% speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.
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In comparison
- No. 44 of 52 places in County Galway by population
- Nearest larger town: Furbogh, 6 km E
- 32 sights and natural places within 10 km Owenboliskey River, Tievegarriff
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Owenboliskey River River, County Galway0.3 km SW
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Tievegarriff Natural site, County Galway3.7 km W
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Knockagurraun Mountain, County Galway4.1 km NE
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Keeraunduff Hill Mountain, County Galway4.3 km NE
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Lough Naulla Lake, County Galway3.9 km NW
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Keeraunduff Mountain, County Galway4.6 km N
Sources & licences
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