Caltra
Caltra (Irish: An Chealtrach or Cealtrach na Pailíse meaning "burial-ground of the palisade") is a townland and village on the R358 regional road in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Caltra had a population of 115 people.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, fosse and enclosure sites in the townlands of Caltra, Lisnagree and Lislea. The Roman Catholic church in the village is dedicated to Saint Solan. It was built c. 1840 on the site of an earlier friary, and extended in the late 1930s by W.H. Byrne & Sons architects.
Sport
The local Gaelic football club, Caltra GAA, won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship for the 2003–04 season.
People
- Eamon Gilmore, born in Caltra, is a former leader of the Labour Party.
- Michael Meehan, inter-county footballer for Galway.
See also
References
- ^ Joyce, P.W. (1910). The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places. London: Longmans, Green.
- ^ "An Chealtrach / Caltra". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "CD155 - Galway Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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- ^ Alcock, Olive; De hÓra, Kathy; Gosling, Paul, eds. (1999). Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway. Dublin: Government Stationery Office.
- ^ "Saint Solan's Church, Caltra, Caltra, Galway". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Caltra edge out An Ghaeltacht in final". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 17 March 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore Honoured At Caltra Reception". connachttribune.ie. Connacht Tribune. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Michael Meehan retires from intercounty football". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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