Cornamona
Corr na Móna | |
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Village | |
Church of the Sacred Heart | |
Corr na Móna Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′52″N 9°26′56″W / 53.514389°N 9.448786°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Corr na Móna is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Cornamona has no official status. | |
Corr na Móna (anglicized as Cornamona)[1] is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. It is part of the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) in Joyce Country.
The village lies on the north of Lough Corrib in the middle of the Joyce Country Mountain and Lake Districts. It is a popular site among trout and salmon anglers.[2]
The eastern edge of the area comes down to the shores of the Corrib while the western edge borders the upland area of An Mám, the Maam Valley and the Maumturk Mountains.
The local secondary school is Coláiste Naomh Feichín, Corr na Móna. The village also has a shop, pub, playground, pier and community centre.
Corr na Móna was used as the filming location for Foscadh, an Irish language film released in 2021.
Notable people
- Mick Molloy, former rugby union player and medical officer.[3][4]
- Éamon Ó Cuív, Teachta Dála, lives in Cornamona.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Corr na Móna / Cornamona". logainm.ie (in Irish). Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Cornamona (Corr na Móna)". Fáilte Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 April 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Molloy given new IRB medical role". BBC Sport. 12 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Mick Molloy". espnscrum.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Cornamona's Éamon Ó Cuív inaugurated as 2025 President of Oireachtas na Gaeilge". Connacht Tribune. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
External links
- Cornamona Information Site (archived 2014)
- Cornamona Info and Image (archived 2011)