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Clarinbridge, County Galway

The history of Clarinbridge

The ford of hurdles and the great road to Dublin. 3 moments, in order.

  1. Medieval Ireland

    Áth Cliath Meadhraidhe

    The ford of hurdles of Maaree, the peninsula west of the village, was the western terminus of the Esker Riada that divided the north of Ireland from the south, and of the Slige Mhór, one of the five great roads; the eastern terminus was Áth Cliath Cualann, Dublin.

  2. 19th century

    Alexander Young

    The Victoria Cross recipient is the village's notable name.

  3. 2022

    905 people

    The census count for the village at the end of Dunbulcaun Bay, the easternmost arm of Galway Bay.

Where this comes from

Every paragraph above summarises a statement in Wikipedia, "Clarinbridge", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, as it read on 2026-09-19. Follow it for the footnotes. Nothing has been added from memory.

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