Gairfean
Gairfean is a hamlet in County Galway, Connacht. Gairfean is situated nearby to the hamlet Ros Cíde, as well as near Cladach ó Dheas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inisheltia and Séipéal an Ioncolnaithe.
Inisheltia
Islet
Inisheltia is an uninhabited island in County Galway. There are few buildings on the island, but the ruins of an abandoned farmhouse and cottage remain. Inisheltia is situated 3½ km northeast of Gairfean.
Séipéal an Ioncolnaithe
Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Séipéal an Ioncolnaithe is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Gairfean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bealadangan and Leitir Móir.
Bealadangan
Village
Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin is a small Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The primary spoken language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English. Bealadangan is situated 2½ km southeast of Gairfean.
Leitir Móir
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lettermore is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. Leitir Móir is situated 5 km south of Gairfean.
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 west of Gairfean.
Gairfean
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.33465° or 53° 20′ 5″ northLongitude
-9.63755° or 9° 38′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C5G89M6+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13584825458OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Gairfean” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Gairfean”
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