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Ahascragh
Sign in to saveAhascragh () is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is located north-west of Ballinasloe on the Ahascragh/Bunowen River, a tributary of the River Suck. The R358 regional road passes through the village. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 186 people. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ahascragh
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- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
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- Street in Ahascragh in 2008
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Connacht
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Wikidata facts
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- village
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Population
- +186
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- County Galway
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Ahascragh () is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is located north-west of Ballinasloe on the Ahascragh/Bunowen River, a tributary of the River Suck. The R358 regional road passes through the village. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 186 people. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
==History== ===Early history=== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes ringfort, souterrain and holy well sites in the townlands of Weston, Ahascragh East and Ahascragh West.