Gweesalia

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Gweesalia Gaoth Sáile Geesala
Village
John Millington Synge bar (now closed) in Geesala
Gweesalia Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°06′45″N 9°53′57″W / 54.11250°N 9.89917°W / 54.11250; -9.89917Coordinates: 54°06′45″N 9°53′57″W / 54.11250°N 9.89917°W / 54.11250; -9.89917
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo

Gweesalia or Geesala (Irish: Gaoth Sáile)^[1] is a small village in the barony of Erris in the west of County Mayo, Ireland. The village has a national school, a community centre that contains a cafe and boxing club, two general stores, a post office, St Colmcille's Catholic Church, and one pub.^{[citation needed]}

Transport[]

On Saturdays only Bus Éireann route 446 links Gweesalia with Blacksod and Ballina.^[2] Onward bus and rail connections are available at Ballina.^{[citation needed]}

Culture[]

Each summer there is a festival which runs between the second and third weeks in August, which includes point-to-point beach racing on Doolough beach.^{[citation needed]}

Geesala is also the setting for John Millington Synge's seminal Irish play, The Playboy of the Western World.

Sport[]

Geesala National School has won a number of county titles in Gaelic football and is well represented at minor, U-21 and senior levels.^{[citation needed]}

Geesala Boxing Club has produced boxers such as Henry Coyle and Jimmy Monaghan, with some of its students achieving world titles in lightweight and bantamweight divisions.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References[]

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