Carna
Carna is an area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the country's west coast in the Gaeltacht, about 74 km west of Galway city. Carna is an extremely small area, but as a focal point for the surrounding areas, it contains a Garda Síochána station, a Health Centre including a Rapid Response Ambulance, and an Irish Coastguard lifeboat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Carna, County Galway”
Photo: Kevin Scannell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Mweenish Island.
Mweenish Island
Island
Photo: Kevin Scannell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maínis or Mweenish is an island off the Connemara coast in the heart of the Conamara Gaeltacht. The island is close to Carna and linked to the mainland by a bridge. It is noted for its isolation and rugged beauty. Mweenish Island is situated 3 km southwest of Carna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Letterard and Kilkieran.
Letterard
Hamlet
Photo: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letterard is a townland located in the parish of Moyrus or Carna, Connemara on the West Coast of the Republic of Ireland. It is located in County Galway. Letterard is situated 5 km north of Carna.
Kilkieran
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cill Chiaráin is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin. Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region, and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village. Kilkieran is situated 7 km east of Carna.
Carna
- Categories: human settlement, Gaeltacht, and locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.32484° or 53° 19′ 29″ northLongitude
-9.83565° or 9° 50′ 8″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
9C5G85F7+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1996409262OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Carna” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carna”
- Bavarian: “Carna”
- Catalan: “Carna”
- Dutch: “Carna”
- French: “Carna”
- Irish: “Carna”
- Irish: “Cárna”
- Swedish: “Carna”
- Turkish: “Carna”
- Welsh: “Carna, Swydd Galway”
- “Carna”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carna and Carna Bay Hotel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Carna”. Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.