Carnmore (Irish: An Carn Mór)[1] is an electoral area located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately 8 miles (13km) east of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Carnmore is in a Gaeltacht area, although the majority of residents use English as their first language.[2] Incorporating the townlands of Carnmore, Carnmore West and Carnmore East, the area is represented in hurling competitions by Carnmore GAA.[3]Galway Airport is also nearby.
History
Archaeological sites in the area include a souterrain which had two or three chambers and a creep entrance to each chamber which were approximately 7-foot (2.1m) high.[4] There is also a lisheen, a small fort, in Carnmore where some local children (and adults) were buried. There are also several Dolmen-style (portal tomb) burial sites in the area.[4] In Claregalway there is the Franciscan Friary,[4] and the sites of five castles are located in the parish area: Claregalway, Cloghmoyle, Lydican, Lissarulla and Kiltrogue.[citation needed]
Demographics
According to the 2016 census there were 2,577 people living in the Carnmore Electoral Division,[5] with only 2.2% of the population indicating that they spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[6] As of 2015, there were 164 pupils enrolled in the local primary school, Carnmore National School.[2]
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