Carheenlea
Carheenlea is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Carheenlea is situated nearby to the locality Canteehy, as well as near Grange.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claregalway and Athenry.
Claregalway
Village
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Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway". Claregalway is situated 8 km west of Carheenlea.
Athenry
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Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
Carheenlea
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.35611° or 53° 21′ 22″ northLongitude
-8.83222° or 8° 49′ 56″ westElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
9C5H9549+C4GeoNames ID
3312506
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