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About Garrafrauns

Garrafrauns is a village in County Galway, 43 km north of Galway city. A church, a school, a garage and a hall in a townland of 202 acres four miles from Dunmore, with a thatched mill of 1842 and a heritage group that wrote the place's book.

Where
43 km from Galway, 172 km from Dublin
Position
53.6340° N, 8.8232° W
In Irish
Na Garfráin
On the model
581 buildings, 1 streets, 90 places in 15 kinds
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Garrafrauns on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Garrafrauns with every named place pinned
St Patrick's Church, Garrafrauns, exterior
St Patrick's Church, Garrafrauns, exterior
ClintMalpaso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Easterly facing view of Garrafrauns village, along R328 road
Easterly facing view of Garrafrauns village, along R328 road
ClintMalpaso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Old church ruins
Old church ruins
ClintMalpaso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
St Patrick's church, Garrafrauns
St Patrick's church, Garrafrauns
David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A short history

  1. 1820
    The thatched church. A sandstone, cruciform, gothic church with a thatched roof and whitewashed inside was built in the village.
  2. 1842
    Heverin's Mill. The thatched mill's single wheel was eleven feet across and two feet eight wide; corn was dried in two straw-covered stone kilns over turf fires.
  3. 1913
    St Patrick's. The new church across the road was consecrated by Archbishop Gilmartin of Tuam; its bell tower has since gone.
  4. 1975 and 1985
    The school. Opened with three rooms in 1975 and joined by Strawberry Hill school in 1985, it has a vegetable garden the pupils keep and is in the Green School programme.
  5. 2003 to 2010
    The heritage group. Formed in 2003, it published Garrafrauns Through the Ages in 2010.

The full history, 5 moments in order

What to see

  1. St Patrick's Church194 m

    The church of 1913.

  2. Heverin's Mill

    The thatched corn mill of 1842.

  3. Strawberry Hill4.3 km

    The ruin 4.3 km away, where the old school stood.

  4. Dunmore Castle4.6 km

    The de Bermingham castle, 4.6 km off.

  5. Kilcloony church5.5 km

    The old church 5.5 km out.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Garrafrauns?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 43 km north of Galway city and 172 km west of Dublin, on the R328, four miles from Dunmore.
What is there in Garrafrauns?
On the map, 90 named places in 15 kinds: 3 places to eat and drink, 0 shops, 3 schools, churches and public buildings, and 82 things to see within 12 km.
What is Garrafrauns known for?
Heverin's thatched mill of 1842, St Patrick's church of 1913, and a village heritage group that wrote its own history.

Getting around

Garrafrauns sits on the R328, four miles from Dunmore. 0 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Garrafrauns" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19). Population is the CSO census as listed there. Distances and everything on the model are OpenStreetMap.