Place:Headford, Killursa, County Galway, Republic of Ireland

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NameHeadford
Alt namesAth Cinnsource: Wikipedia
TypeTown or village
Coordinates53.467°N 9.1°W
Located inKillursa, County Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Headford is a town in County Galway, located 26 km north of Galway city in the west of Ireland. It is an angling centre for the eastern shore of Lough Corrib, and Greenfields, approximately 6.5 km west of the town, is its boating harbour. The town is situated next to the Black River (noted also for its trout angling) which is the county boundary with Mayo. Located on the N84 national secondary road from Galway to Castlebar and the R333, and R334 regional roads the town is a commuter town to Galway City.

The town is the centre of an area which contains a number of prehistoric burial cairns, Iron Age stone enclosures, early Norman and later castles, and several monastic sites. These include Ross Errilly Friary, located northwest of Headford, which is one of the best preserved monastic ruins of its period in Ireland.

According to Central Statistics Office census of 2016, there were 973 people living in Headford in April 2016.[1]

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