Iorras Aithneach
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53°19′36.84″N 9°49′17.98″W / 53.3269000°N 9.8216611°W
Iorras Aithneach is an Irish-speaking peninsula in the West of County Galway with about 2,000 people living in the area. It is a predominantly Irish-speaking area, with 80% able to speak the language.
Carna and Cill Chiaráin are the two main villages. There are three electoral divisions, Abhainn Ghabhla, Scainimh and Cnoc Buí.
Education
[edit]Carna is home to the National University of Ireland, Galway educational centre which offers a range of third-level courses. There is an Irish language college for second-level students in Carna and Cill Chiaráin called Coláiste Sheosaimh.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]County Galway Gaeltacht Development Plan p58 Archived 23 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine