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An Spidéal
Sign in to saveSpiddal, also known as Spiddle (Irish and official name: , , meaning 'the hospital'), is a village on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland. It is west of Galway city, on the R336 road. It is just east of the county's Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) which is in the Connemara region.
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Key facts
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- Spiddal
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- Spiddle
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- Village
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- File:Main Street, Spiddal, Co Galway - geograph.org.uk - 1804499 (cropped).jpg
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- Main Street (R336 road)
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- Ireland
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- none
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- Location in Ireland
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Connacht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Gaeltacht
- Official name
- An Spidéal
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Galway
- Population
- +254
- Elevation
- +5
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Spiddal Pier.jpg
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- County Galway
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Name
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- Amenities
- Culture and sport
- Notable people
- See also
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Spiddal, also known as Spiddle (Irish and official name: , , meaning 'the hospital'), is a village on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland. It is west of Galway city, on the R336 road. It is just east of the county's Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) which is in the Connemara region.
According to the 2022 census, approximately 75% of the population are Irish-speaking and, of these, approximately 40% speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. Spiddal is a centre for tourism with a beach, harbour, and shore fishing. The village is part of the civil parish of Moycullen.