Barna
Barna | |
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Village | |
| Bearna | |
Barna quay at dusk | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′N 9°09′W / 53.25°N 9.15°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2022) | 2,336 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M232227 |
| Bearna is the official name in Irish while Barna is the anglicised spelling. | |
Barna (Bearna officially and in Irish) is a coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. 7 km west of the centre of Galway city, it has become a satellite village of Galway. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions of Ireland that make up the Gaeltacht.
In 1976, a community development group called Comharchumann Bearna Teoranta was formed after five local men put up the purchase money for 2 acres (8,100 m2) at Troscaigh Thiar to be used for community purposes and has succeeded in developing several recreational facilities.