Headford GAA

Headford GAA is a recreation area in County Galway, Connacht. Headford GAA is situated near the ruins St John the Baptist Church, as well as near Headford Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kinlough Castle and Killursa.

Kinlough Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinlough Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Kinlough Church, part of the National monument, is nearby. Kinlough Castle is situated 3 km northwest of Headford GAA.

Killursa

Ruins

Photo: Nealhen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Killursa is a medieval ruined church located in County Galway, Ireland. The name comes from the Irish ‘Cill Fhursa’, meaning “the church of Fursa”. St. Killursa is situated 3 km west of Headford GAA.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Headford and Shrule.

Headford

Town

Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Headford is a small town in County Galway, located 26 km north of Galway city in the west of Ireland. It is an angling centre for the eastern shore of Lough Corrib, and Greenfields, approximately 6.5 km west of the town, is its boating harbour.

Shrule

Town

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shrule is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village. Shrule is situated 5 km north of Headford GAA.

Knockferry

Locality

Knockferry is a townland in County Galway, on the shores of Lough Corrib. The number of occupied dwellings is 20 and for census purposes it is incorporated within the 'census town' of Rosscahill, Wormhole with a total population of 295 in 2011. Knockferry is situated 7 km southwest of Headford GAA.

Headford GAA

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.47307° or 53° 28′ 23″ north

Longitude

-9.0967° or 9° 5′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C5GFWF3+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 188754858

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St John the Baptist Church and St. John the Baptist Churchyard.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Keadys Supermarket and Caislean Laighean.

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