Oranmore is a suburban village in
County GalwayCounty Galway is one of the traditional Counties of Ireland. It is located in the province of Connacht. It was named after the city of Galway...
on the outskirts of
GalwayGalway is the fastest growing and is the fifth largest city in Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland...
city in
IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
. With its major housing developments, Oranmore is rapidly becoming a part of Galway's commuter or suburban belt. In 2004 Oranmore was listed as one of the communities with the highest per capita incomes in Ireland.
Oranmore is situated 11 km (7 miles) East of Galway City on the edge of Oranmore Bay, an inlet of
Galway BayGalway Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city is located on the northeast side of the bay...
.
The focus of local industry has recently shifted from primarily dairy agriculture to tourism, manufacturing and logistics, and there are several industrial parks located near the village .
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Oranmore is a suburban village in
County GalwayCounty Galway is one of the traditional Counties of Ireland. It is located in the province of Connacht. It was named after the city of Galway...
on the outskirts of
GalwayGalway is the fastest growing and is the fifth largest city in Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland...
city in
IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
. With its major housing developments, Oranmore is rapidly becoming a part of Galway's commuter or suburban belt. In 2004 Oranmore was listed as one of the communities with the highest per capita incomes in Ireland.
Oranmore is situated 11 km (7 miles) East of Galway City on the edge of Oranmore Bay, an inlet of
Galway BayGalway Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city is located on the northeast side of the bay...
.
Economy
The focus of local industry has recently shifted from primarily dairy agriculture to tourism, manufacturing and logistics, and there are several industrial parks located near the village . Such as Deerpark Industrial Estate which has been a hub for industry for many decades particularly in the precast concrete, chemical and steel fabrication industries. Oranmore now has four hotels and several restaurants. As Oranmore grows it is becoming more attractive to retailers. Lidl is set to open on the site of the old Oranmore Dairies and a Tesco store will be built on the green area to the west of the village near Oranmore Castle.
Sport
Transport
- Oranmore railway station
|}Oranmore railway station is a planned railway station intended to serve the town of Oranmore and its surrounding areas in County Galway.The original Oranmore station was opened in 1851 by the MGWR on its route from Dublin to Galway...
opened on 1 August 1851 and finally closed on 17 June 1963..The station is due to reopen in 2009 as part of the Transport 21 scheme
- Bus Éireann, Citylink and Nestor Bus services through Oranmore serve Galway, Dublin, Cork and Dublin and Shannon Airports.
- Oranmore village is located where the N6 from Galway to Dublin and the N18/N20 from Galway to Limerick and Cork. The new N6 Dual Carriageway will connect to the existing road at Briarhill, and with the N18 at Glenascaul. This will mean the current N6 leading into Oranmore will have to be reclassified. The new N18 Dual Carriageway is in the planning stage and as proposed would connect the new N6 at Rathmorrissey at a three level interchange. This road would run close to Oranmore but will not connect directly to it, instead motorists would have to drive south on the existing N18 to Kiltiernan or they will be able to join the road by driving along the new N6 and changing in Rathmorrissey.
- The proposed light rail system for Galway (Gluas
GLUAS is a proposed light rail for Galway city, similar to the Luas found in Dublin. GLUAS is estimated to cost €200 million, less than €10 million per kilometre...
) was set to include Oranmore from the opening of the line if approved but now the GluasGLUAS is a proposed light rail for Galway city, similar to the Luas found in Dublin. GLUAS is estimated to cost €200 million, less than €10 million per kilometre...
will be built in the city and then extended out to Oranmore in time. The GluasGLUAS is a proposed light rail for Galway city, similar to the Luas found in Dublin. GLUAS is estimated to cost €200 million, less than €10 million per kilometre...
is still only in the early planning stage.
People
- Joseph Henry Blake
Joseph Henry Blake, 3rd Baron Wallscourt was an Irish nobleman and socialist.Wallscourt, born Blake , grew up on the Ardfry estate near in Maree. The son of the agent on the estate, he was educated at Eton before joining the 85th Regiment of Foot at the age of 15...
, nobleman and socialist, grew up on a nearby estate in Treanlaur, Maree.
- Thomas Nicholas Redington
Sir Thomas Nicholas Redington KCB was an Irish administrator, politician and civil servant.Redington, only son of Christopher Redington , a captain in the army, by Frances, only daughter of Henry Dowell of Cadiz, was born at Kilcornan, Oranmore, County Galway...
, Irish politician, born here.
- Joe Howley
Joseph Howley was captain of the local Sinn Féin at Oranmore, County Galway. Howley mobilized and led a combined contingent of 106 Volunteers from Oranmore and neighboring Maree on Easter Tuesday morning of the 1916 Easter Rising. Their plan was to attack the Oranmore barracks...
, Irishman involved in the struggle for Irish Independence, was killed by the British in December 1920. A statue stands in Oranmore in his honor.
- Musters, First name not known. Scotch/Oirish-man best known for his web log (blog) entitled "For The Way We Live Today" which, literally, seeks to steal the common from the goose. Arguably, the greatest living Scotch/Oirish-man in the entire village.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
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