Carrigeen

Carrigeen is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Carrigeen is situated nearby to the locality Knockaunnacroighy, as well as near Parkalassa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rahasane Turlough and Craughwell.

Rahasane Turlough

Lake

Rahasane Turlough is a turlough, west of Craughwell in southwest County Galway. It is the largest surviving turlough in Ireland. A turlough is a karst lake, which has no surface outlet and is surrounded on all sides by rising land.

Craughwell

Railway station

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Craughwell railway station is a railway station serving the village of Craughwell in County Galway, Ireland. It is an unstaffed single-platform station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craughwell and Kilcolgan.

Craughwell

Village

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Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Craughwell is 8 km south of Athenry, 12 km west of Loughrea, and 22 km east of Galway city. Craughwell is situated 2½ km northeast of Carrigeen.

Kilcolgan

Village

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Kilcolgan, is a village on the mouth of the Kilcolgan River at Dunkellin Bay in County Galway, Ireland. The settlement is at the junction of the N67 and R458 roads, which lies between Gort and Clarinbridge. Kilcolgan is situated 7 km west of Carrigeen.