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Cregmore (Lackagh parish)

Coordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°52′34″W / 53.3386°N 8.8762°W / 53.3386; -8.8762
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Cregmore
An Chreig Mhór
Village
Cregmore Bridge
Cregmore Bridge
Cregmore is located in Ireland
Cregmore
Cregmore
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°52′34″W / 53.3386°N 8.8762°W / 53.3386; -8.8762
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
H91
Telephone area code+353(0)91
Irish Grid ReferenceM500282

Cregmore (Irish: An Chreig Mhór, meaning 'big rock')[1] is a rural townland in the parish of Lackagh, County Galway, Ireland. It is 13 km northeast of Galway city centre.

Cregmore is home to a soccer club, a primary school and a golf course. The name of the locality is derived from the Irish An Chreig Mhór roughly translating to 'big rock'; a reference to a steep hill in the area.[citation needed]

Facilities

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Primary school

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Cregmore National School

A hedge school provided for the educational needs of the young people of Cregmore up until the mid-1800s. A Mr. Murphy used to gather the children into a circle in the middle of an old house, charging them a penny for the service. They were taught basic reading and writing skills. In July 1933, a new school, Cregmore N.S.,[2] opened at Cregmore Cross. The school welcomed 108 pupils that first day; from the ages of three and a half to fifteen years.

The school was extended over the years and made way for the present building in 1980.[citation needed] In 2010, a truck collided with several parked vehicles at the school; No injuries occurred.[3]

Soccer club

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In 1994, the first Cregmore N.S. soccer team took part in the Galway National Schools SFAI Snickers competition where they managed to reach the semi-finals.[citation needed] At a meeting in Cregmore N.S. on 17 July 1996, Cregmore F.C. was officially formed. It was decided to enter several underage teams in the Galway & District League.[citation needed] Red and black was chosen as the colours for Cregmore F.C. teams, with red as the predominant colour. The emblem for the new club was designed to include a depiction of the river and arches at Cregmore Bridge as the River Clare.[citation needed]

Golf club

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Cregmore Park Golf Club[4] opened for play in June 2007. It is a 7,078 yard, par 72 championship course designed by Arthur Spring. It is located on the eastern outskirts of Galway City. The course contains 2 lakes; which come into play on 3 holes, as well as 82 bunkers and 3,000 trees.[citation needed]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "An Chreig Mhór / Cregmore". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Cregmore National School". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Truck crashes through Galway school wall". RTÉ.ie. 28 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Cregmore Park Golf - Golf Galway Driving Range".
  5. ^ "Shock City debut leaves Galway ace Cunningham reaching for the stars". independent. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ O'Hehir, Paul (17 December 2014). "Young Irish striker Ryan Manning's move to QPR has moved a step closer". irishmirror. Retrieved 11 May 2020.