Claregalway
Baile Chláir
Claregalway | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°56′44″W / 53.3386°N 8.94542°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 1,632 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M370324 |
| As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Baile Chláir is the only official name. The anglicized name Claregalway has no official standing. | |
Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe (anglicised Claregalway) is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway". Claregalway lies within the Gaeltacht and traditionally most of the locals would have spoken English only as a second language. Until September 2017, the village sat at the junction of the busy N17 and N18 national primary routes with over 27,000 vehicles having formerly passed through the village every day. The village is in a civil parish and barony of the same name.