Clonfert
Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna. The village gives its name to the Diocese of Clonfert. Clonfert Cathedral is one of the eight cathedral churches of the Church of Ireland, Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in County Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Cluain Fearta)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clonfert Cathedral and West Offaly Power Station.
Clonfert Cathedral
Church
West Offaly Power Station
Power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shannonbridge and Eyrecourt.
Shannonbridge
Village
Banagher is a town at the western edge of County Offaly on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation. Shannonbridge is situated 4½ km north of Clonfert.
Eyrecourt
Village
Eyrecourt, historically known as Donanaghta, is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is on the R356 regional road 12 km west of the Banagher bridge over the River Shannon. Eyrecourt is situated 7 km southwest of Clonfert.
Banagher
Banagher is a town at the western edge of County Offaly on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation.Clonfert
- Category: human settlement
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23889° or 53° 14′ 20″ north
Longitude
-8.05667° or 8° 3′ 24″ west
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
9C5H6WQV+H8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Western Frisian—“Clonfert” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Cluain Fearta”
- Dutch: “Clonfert”
- French: “Clonfert”
- German: “Clonfert”
- Irish: “Cluain Fearta”
- Italian: “Clonfert”
- Latin: “Clonfertia”
- Latin: “Clonfertum”
- Polish: “Clonfert”
- Russian: “Клонферт”
- Russian: “Клуань-Фярта”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Clonfert”
- Spanish: “Clonfert”
- Western Frisian: “Clonfert”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grave of Saint Brendan and Clonfert House.
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