- Dunmore, County Galway
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Dunmore
Dún Mór— Town — Location in Ireland
DunmoreCoordinates: 53°37′00″N 8°44′00″W / 53.6167°N 8.7333°WCoordinates: 53°37′00″N 8°44′00″W / 53.6167°N 8.7333°W Country Ireland Province Connacht County County Galway Elevation 75 m (246 ft) Population (2002) - Urban 594 Time zone WET (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1) Irish Grid Reference M515632 Dunmore (Irish: Dún Mór) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the N83 national secondary road at its junction with the R328 and R360 regional roads.
Until the early 1980s, the N83 through Dunmore was on the main road from Sligo to Galway City. Improvements to the N17 route through Knock and Claremorris reduced the amount of traffic on the N83.
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Sport
- Dunmore McHales is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
- Dunmore Town AFC was founded in 1978 and has teams at all levels. Some of the underage teams play in the Roscommon League.
- Dunmore RFC was founded in 1977.
- Dunmore Demesne Golf Club was founded in 1998[1]
Notable people
- Michael Donnellan (1900–1964), Clann na Talmhan politician
- Gideon Ouseley (1762–1839), evangelical preacher
- Henry Mossop (1729–1773), actor
- Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (1088-1156), King of Connacht and Irish High-King
- Christopher Hughes (Artist) (1967 to date)
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Dunmore is twinned with the village of Querrien in France.
Dunmore Town AFC
Dunmore Town AFC is Dunmore's local soccer team.
See also
- List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Galway)
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Dunmore McHales
References
External links
- http://www.dunmore.ie/ Enterprise Dunmore starts the program to renovate the old Technical School
- http://www.patcomer.ie/ Some photographs of Dunmore included in the website
- http://www.dunmorecs.ie/
- On the History and Antiquities of the Parish of Dunmore by Rev. J. Neary
Categories:- Untranslated Irish place names
- Towns and villages in County Galway
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