Corofin, County Galway

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Corofin
Cora Finne
Village
Corrofin Castle
Corrofin Castle
Corofin is located in Ireland
Corofin
Corofin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 8°52′48″W / 53.4167°N 8.88°W / 53.4167; -8.88Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 8°52′48″W / 53.4167°N 8.88°W / 53.4167; -8.88
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
627
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM424434

Corofin or Corrofin (Irish: Cora Finne, meaning 'weir of (the) white one')[2] is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam.

History[]

, dating to the mid-15th century, is partly in ruins.[3]

Sport[]

The local Gaelic football club, Corofin GAC, have won five All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships, most recently beating Kilcoo in the 2019-2020 Championship final. They also hold the record for most successive All-Ireland Club Championship titles, winning three-in-a-row between 2017 and 2020.[4] Their team of the 2010s is the most successful, winning the county title seven times, the Connacht Senior Football Championship four times and the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship five times.[citation needed]

Corofin does not have a hurling team.[citation needed]

Corofin has an athletics team, Corofin AC.[citation needed]

A Corofin native, Bishop Patrick Duggan of Clonfert, declined the honour of being the first patron of the GAA, giving the honour to the younger man, Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel.[citation needed]

See also[]

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Corrofin". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Corrofin, County Galway". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Corofin Castle". visitgalway.ie. Visit Galway. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Corofin find a little extra to banish brave Kilcoo and claim third successive All-Ireland SFC club title". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020. Corofin have become the first GAA team in either code to win a hat-trick of All-Ireland club titles
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