West Ireland
Connacht
County Galway

Camus

Camus or Camas is a small village in the Gaeltacht of , . It is between and An Teach Dóite, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scríob, Gleann Trasna, Leitir Móir, and Doire Bhainbh.
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Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Connacht, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Camas” and “Camus, County Galway”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Inisheltia.

Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Islet
is an uninhabited island in . There are few buildings on the island, but the ruins of an abandoned farmhouse and cottage remain. is situated 4 km southwest of Camus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bealadangan and Costelloe.

Hamlet
Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin is a small Gaeltacht in , , Ireland. The primary spoken language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English. is situated 8 km southwest of Camus.

Village
Photo: Sean an Scuab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casla is a Gaeltacht village between and in western , . The headquarters of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta is located there. is situated 9 km south of Camus.

Camus

Latitude
53.3733° or 53° 22′ 24″ north
Longitude
-9.54883° or 9° 32′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C5G9FF2+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11067688006
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q3776872
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Camus” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Camus”
  • Catalan: “Camus”
  • Dutch: “Camus”
  • French: “Camus”
  • Georgian: “კამასი”
  • Irish: “Camas”
  • Irish: “Camus”
  • Russian: “Камас”
  • Turkish: “Camus”
  • “Camas”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Loughauneeghaun and An tOileán Bán.

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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 “Camus”. Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.