Caltra
Caltra
An Chealtrach | |
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Town | |
Caltra Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°26′00″N 8°26′00″W / 53.4333°N 8.4333°WCoordinates: 53°26′00″N 8°26′00″W / 53.4333°N 8.4333°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Galway |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | M708428 |
Caltra (Irish: An Chealtrach, or Cealtrach na Pailíse meaning "burial-ground of the palisade")[1] is a village on the R358 regional road in County Galway, Ireland.
Sport[]
Caltra GAA club won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 2004.[citation needed]
People[]
- Eamon Gilmore, born in Caltra is a former leader of the Labour Party[citation needed]
- Michael Meehan, inter-county footballer for Galway[citation needed]
See also[]
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
References[]
- ^ The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places - Joyce P.W. - Longmans, Green - London 1910
Categories:
- Towns and villages in County Galway
- County Galway geography stubs