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Carraroe, County Galway

Things to do in Carraroe

The coral strand, the pier and the hookers, the lake, the church, the university centre.

Plan of Carraroe with the main sights labelled

The sights as pins on the model; tap one for its page and directions.

6 things to see

  1. 01

    Trá an Dóilín

    The Blue Flag coral strand, a rare biogenic gravel beach made of the algae called maerl.

  2. 02

    Sruthán pier

    The main pier, where the hookers lie.

  3. 03

    Loch an Mhuilinn

    The lake by the village where the currach races are held.

  4. Séipéal Mhic Dara
    04

    Séipéal Mhic Dara

    322 m north-east of the crossroads

    The church, where every service is in Irish.

  5. Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain
    05

    Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain

    163 m north of the crossroads

    The university's Irish-language centre, open since 1977.

  6. Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh
    06

    Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh

    2.2 km south-east of the crossroads

    The old church on the island 2 km away.

Things to do

The hookers

Regattas along the coast all summer, and at Cruinniú na mBád the fleet races across Galway Bay from Carraroe to Kinvara.

Irish

Two summer colleges for secondary pupils; Foinse was published here, Raidió na Gaeltachta is at Casla and TG4 at Baile na hAbhann.

Football, rugby and soccer

CLG An Cheathrú Rua and An Ghaeltacht RFC at Páirc an Chathanaigh, C.S. Mac Dara in the Galway league, nine holes at Connemara Isles in Lettermore.

Sean-nós

Tomás Mac Eoin, the singer, lives in the village; Bus Éireann's 424 runs from Galway.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 1.4 km
  2. 9.0 km
  3. 9.1 km
  4. 11.8 km
Holy wells2Beaches12Viewpoints1

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 262 m
  2. 741 m
  3. 877 m
  4. 1.4 km
  5. 1.4 km
  6. 1.6 km
  7. 2.2 km
  8. 3.3 km
  9. 3.3 km
  10. 3.4 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 658 m
  2. 713 m
  3. 1.1 km
  4. 1.5 km
  5. 1.6 km
  6. 1.6 km
  7. 1.7 km

Photographs: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons; Ruathaire, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons; Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Carraroe" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19); positions and the lists are OpenStreetMap. Opening times and admission are not on record here; check before a visit.