Glengad

Glengad is a Gaeltacht village in the parish of Kilcommon in northwest , . It is also known as Dooncarton, a name which comes from an Iron Age tribal chieftain called Ciortan, a character who appears in the Ulster Cycle legend of the Táin Bó Flidhais.
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Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: townland in Cnoc na Lobhar, County Mayo, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Dooncarton”, “Dún Ceartáin”, and “Gleann an Ghad”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rosdoagh Court Tomb and Broadhaven Lighthouse.

Archaeological site
Rosdoagh Stone Circle is a court cairn and National Monument located in , .

Lighthouse
Photo: MickReynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 4 km west of Glengad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossport and Pollatomish.

Village
Photo: David Precious, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Rosdoagh, is a Gaeltacht village and townland in northwest , Ireland. It is within the barony of Erris and parish of Kilcommon.

Village
Pullathomas is a Gaeltacht village and townland in northwest , Ireland. In the barony of Erris and parish of Kilcommon, it lies close to the mouth of next to . is situated 3 km southeast of Glengad.

Village
Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
is a small Gaeltacht coastal townland and village in the northwest corner of Parish, , Ireland, an area of 345 hectares in size. is situated 4 km north of Glengad.

Glengad

Latitude
54.27819° or 54° 16′ 42″ north
Longitude
-9.83149° or 9° 49′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C6G75H9+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13480736856
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q5568527
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Glengad” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gleann an Ghad”
  • Catalan: “Gleann an Ghad”
  • Dutch: “Glengad”
  • Georgian: “გლენგადი”
  • Irish: “Dún Ceartáin nó Gleann an Ghad”
  • Irish: “Dún Ceartáin”
  • Irish: “Gleann an Ghad”
  • Persian: “گلنگد”
  • Turkish: “Glengad (İrlanda)”
  • Turkish: “Glengad”
  • “Gleann an Ghad”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stone Circle and Barnacuillew.

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