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About Moycullen

Moycullen is a town in County Galway, 11 km north-west of Galway city, with 2,279 people at the 2022 census. The first village on the Clifden road out of Galway, green Connemara marble cut beside it, and a football club that won the county for the first time in 2020.

Population
2,279 (2022 census)
Where
11 km from Galway, 194 km from Dublin
Position
53.3377° N, 9.1791° W, 86 m above sea level
In Irish
Maigh Cuilinn
On the model
2,148 buildings, 16 streets, 209 places in 39 kinds
Read more
Moycullen on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Moycullen with every named place pinned
Moycullen - Handcraft Shop - Green Leaves & Red Berries
Moycullen - Handcraft Shop - Green Leaves & Red Berries
Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
View is to the southwest. These slabs are on display outside near the entrance. In the past, much larger…
View is to the southwest. These slabs are on display outside near the entrance. In the past, much larger…
Suzanne Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Moycullen - Handcraft Shop - Colourful Plants behind Stone Border
Moycullen - Handcraft Shop - Colourful Plants behind Stone Border
Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Moycullen - Celtic Crystal - Claddagh Crystal Display
Moycullen - Celtic Crystal - Claddagh Crystal Display
Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A short history

  1. 1895 to 1935
    The railway. The Midland Great Western opened Moycullen station on 1 January 1895 on the Galway to Clifden line; the Great Southern closed station and line on 29 April 1935.
  2. 1964 and 2011
    Hurling. The hurlers won the intermediate county championship in both years, and in 2011 went on to the Connacht title.
  3. 2008
    All-Ireland. The footballers won the All-Ireland intermediate club championship.
  4. 2009 and 2017
    Basketball and the women. Moycullen won the basketball President's Cup in 2009, and the women's football team the Connacht intermediate club championship in 2017.
  5. 2020 and 2022
    County champions. The footballers won the Galway senior championship for the first time in 2020 and again in 2022.
  6. 2022
    A satellite of the city. The census counted 2,279 people, up 33.7 per cent on 2016, in a village close to Galway whose residents commute to the city.

The full history, 6 moments in order

What to see

  1. Connemara Marble477 m

    The marble works and shop where the green stone is cut and sold.

  2. The Church of the Immaculate Conception378 m

    The parish church of the diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.

  3. Templebeg2.2 km

    The old church 2 km out.

  4. Toberbreedia3.9 km

    St Brigid's well, 4 km from the village.

  5. Brigit's Garden5.8 km

    The Celtic gardens 6 km along the Oughterard road.

  6. Lough Corrib

    The lake lies just to the east of the village.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Moycullen?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 11 km north-west of Galway city and 194 km west of Dublin, on the N59 from Galway to Clifden, just north-west of the city.
What is the population of Moycullen?
2,279 people at the 2022 census.
What is there in Moycullen?
On the map, 209 named places in 39 kinds: 5 places to eat and drink, 6 shops, 4 schools, churches and public buildings, and 185 things to see within 12 km.
What is Moycullen known for?
Connemara marble, its GAA club, the closed Clifden railway, and being the fast-growing first village on the N59 out of Galway.

Getting around

Moycullen sits on the N59 from Galway to Clifden, just north-west of the city. 2 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Moycullen" (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.