Place:Monivea, County Galway, Republic of Ireland

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NameMonivea
Alt namesMoníveasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Muine Mheásource: Wikipedia
TypeTown or village
Coordinates53.383°N 8.717°W
Located inCounty Galway, Republic of Ireland
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Monivea is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located approximately 30 km from Galway City and 9 km from Athenry.

It was formerly part of the kingdom of the Soghain of Connacht. Monivea is known for its forest, Monivea Castle which now lies in partial ruins, and a well-preserved mausoleum. The mausoleum and castle were built by the Ffrench family, one of the "Tribes of Galway", who were also responsible for the distinctive layout of the greens in the centre of the village, which were used as drying stations for the linen (known as flax) of local industries. The forest, mausoleum and castle were left to the State by the last Ffrench, and the forest is now held by Coillte.

There are two small grocery shops one with a petrol station, a butcher shop, four pubs, a Garda station, a post office, a playground, a church in Ryehill, and Monivea National School.

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