Famine cottages
Famine cottages is a ruins in County Galway, Connacht. Famine cottages is situated nearby to the archaeological site An Chrois, as well as near the village Menlo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Menlo Castle and Eamonn Deacy Park.
Menlo Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Menlo Castle or Menlough Castle, also called Blake's Castle, is a 16th-century castle situated on the bank of the River Corrib near Menlo village in County Galway, Ireland. Menlo Castle is situated 130 metres south of Famine cottages.
Eamonn Deacy Park
Stadium
Photo: Hoops341, Public domain.
Eamonn Deacy Park, formerly known as Terryland Park, is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in the Terryland district of Galway. Eamonn Deacy Park is situated 2 km southeast of Famine cottages.
Galway Ceannt
Railway station
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galway railway station is a railway station which serves the city of Galway in County Galway. The station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square. Galway Ceannt is situated 3½ km southeast of Famine cottages.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Menlo and Galway.
Menlo
Village
Photo: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menlo or Menlough is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 3 km north of the Galway city centre, near where Lough Corrib outflows into the River Corrib.
Galway
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact.
Claddagh
Suburb
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The Claddagh is an area close to the centre of Galway, Ireland, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay. It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls. Claddagh is situated 4 km south of Famine cottages.
Famine cottages
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30148° or 53° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
-9.07302° or 9° 4′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C5G8W2G+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12585563247OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Famine cottages” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tithe an Ghorta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Chrois and Menlo Cemetery.
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