River Corrib
The River Corrib in the west of Ireland flows from Lough Corrib through Galway to Galway Bay. The river is among the shortest in Europe, with only a length of six kilometres from the lough to the Atlantic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ireland
- Also known as: “Corrib” and “Corrib river”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spanish Arch and Galway City Museum.
Spanish Arch
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Spanish Arch and the Caoċ Arch in Galway city, Ireland, are two remaining arches on the Ceann an Bhalla.
Galway City Museum
Museum
Photo: Shane.Halloran, Public domain.
Galway City Museum is a museum in Galway City, County Galway, Ireland. It was founded on 29 July 2006, and is located beside the Spanish Arch.
Galway Ceannt
Railway station
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galway railway station is a railway station which serves the city of Galway in County Galway. The station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claddagh and Galway.
Claddagh
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Claddagh 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.
Galway
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact.
Salthill
Suburb
Photo: Arnold Unterholzner, CC BY 2.0.
Salthill is a seaside area to the southwest of Galway city centre in the west of Ireland. The area is home to a number of tourist amenities and there is a 2 km long promenade, locally known as "the Prom", which overlooks Galway Bay.
River Corrib
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Corrib from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Corrib” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Corrib”
- Basque: “Corrib ibaia”
- Catalan: “Riu Corrib”
- Cebuano: “River Corrib”
- Chinese: “科里布河”
- Chuvash: “Корриб”
- Dutch: “Corrib”
- Finnish: “Corrib”
- French: “Corrib”
- Galician: “Río Corrib”
- German: “Corrib”
- Irish: “Abhainn na Gaillimhe”
- Italian: “Corrib”
- Japanese: “コリヴ川”
- Japanese: “コリブ川”
- Lithuanian: “Koribas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Corrib”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Corrib”
- Norwegian: “Corrib”
- Polish: “Corrib”
- Russian: “Корриб”
- Spanish: “Rio Corrib”
- Spanish: “Río Corrib”
- Ukrainian: “Корріб”
- Welsh: “Afon Corrib”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Salt Hill and Shancroagh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galway Harbour and Lynch’s Castle.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Corrib”. Photo: Gronico, CC BY 2.5.