Famine Village
Famine Village is an archaeological site in County Galway, Connacht. Famine Village is situated nearby to the lake Lough Adav, as well as near the peak Knockadav.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pearse’s Cottage and CLG Na Piarsaigh.
Pearse’s Cottage
Photo: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pearse’s Cottage is situated 2 km southwest of Famine Village.
CLG Na Piarsaigh
Sports venue
CLG Na Piarsaigh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. The club takes its name from the Irish revolutionary Pádraic Pearse. Pearse had a cottage in the area which over looks the club grounds. CLG Na Piarsaigh is situated 1½ km south of Famine Village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camus and Bealadangan.
Camus
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland. It is between Casla 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. Camus is situated 5 km southeast of Famine Village.
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 10 km south of Famine Village.
Famine Village
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.4005° or 53° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
-9.60963° or 9° 36′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C5GC92R+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 1533232237OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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