12-627: Barna ( Bearna in Irish) is a coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway , Ireland. 7 km west of the centre of Galway city , it has become a satellite village of Galway. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions of Ireland that make up the Gaeltacht . In 1976, a community development group called Comharchumann Bearna Teoranta
24-423: A coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway , Ireland. 7 km west of the centre of Galway city , it has become a satellite village of Galway. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions of Ireland that make up the Gaeltacht . In 1976, a community development group called Comharchumann Bearna Teoranta was formed after five local men put up
36-547: The 2011 census , the population in this settlement was 1,878, of which males numbered 920 and females were 958. The total housing stock was 772, of which vacant households numbered 98. With an approximate area of 1.89 km , this settlement has a 2011 population density of 994 persons per km . The total population of the Barna Electoral District (ED) designated as 27044 was 3,630, of which males numbered 1,804 and females were 1,826. The total housing stock
48-722: The R343 road ), and the R372 road . The R336 then turns east and travels along the shore of Galway Bay , passing through Inverin , Spiddal , Furbo , Barna , Salthill , and Galway , where it joins the N6 and N83 roads. The government legislation that defines the R336, the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012) , provides the following official description: A 2014 County Development Plan (for
60-797: The fjord in Killary Harbour at Leenaun, the road travels south between the Maumturk and Partry mountain ranges in Joyce Country and passes through the Irish speaking Gaeltacht district of Connemara , and the villages and towns of Maum (where it meets the R345 road ), Maam Cross (where it crosses the N59 again), Screeb (where it meets the R340 road ), Kinvara , and Costelloe (where it meets
72-466: The period 2015–2021) has again identified the need for an R336 upgrade, specifically between Barna and Screeb , a distance of 42 kilometres (26 mi). The plan considers the road a "a major obstacle to developing the South Connemara region and economy". The plan calls for a major realignment of the road, replacing most of the present route. Barna Barna ( Bearna in Irish) is
84-453: The purchase money for 2 acres (8,100 m ) at Troscaigh Thiar to be used for community purposes and has succeeded in developing several recreational facilities. There are 1,500 native Irish speakers in the Barna electoral division. According to the 2011 census , 24% of Bearna's locals use Irish as a daily language. Barna is twinned with Esquibien , Brittany, France. At the time of
96-478: The time of the 2011 census , the population in this settlement was 1,878, of which males numbered 920 and females were 958. The total housing stock was 772, of which vacant households numbered 98. With an approximate area of 1.89 km, this settlement has a 2011 population density of 994 persons per km. The total population of the Barna Electoral District (ED) designated as 27044 was 3,630, of which males numbered 1,804 and females were 1,826. The total housing stock
108-627: The village, is a moorland 18-hole golf course. Most townlands are anglicisations of the original Irish language names. R336 road (Ireland) The R336 road is a regional road in County Galway in Ireland which connects the N59 road at Leenaun beside Killary Harbour – via Inverin – to the N6 and N83 in Galway , 83 kilometres (52 mi) to the southeast ( map ). On leaving
120-487: Was 1,363, of which vacant households numbered 142. Sports clubs in the Barna area include Barna GAA, which fields gaelic football teams in men's and ladies' competitions. Other clubs in the locality are Galway Bay Rugby Club, Barna hurling club and Barna United association football club. Cormac Folan of Freeport in Barna represented Ireland in Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Barna Golf Club, two miles north of
132-430: Was 1,363, of which vacant households numbered 142. Sports clubs in the Barna area include Barna GAA, which fields gaelic football teams in men's and ladies' competitions. Other clubs in the locality are Galway Bay Rugby Club, Barna hurling club and Barna United association football club. Cormac Folan of Freeport in Barna represented Ireland in Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Barna Golf Club, two miles north of
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#1732780182822144-424: Was formed after five local men put up the purchase money for 2 acres (8,100 m) at Troscaigh Thiar to be used for community purposes and has succeeded in developing several recreational facilities. There are 1,500 native Irish speakers in the Barna electoral division. According to the 2011 census , 24% of Bearna's locals use Irish as a daily language. Barna is twinned with Esquibien , Brittany, France. At
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