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Also known as Spiddle, Spiddal

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.

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Place details

Region
Connacht
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
237

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Spiddal
Settlement.other_name
Spiddle
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Main Street, Spiddal, Co Galway - geograph.org.uk - 1804499 (cropped).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Main Street (R336 road)
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
none
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Connacht
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
County Galway
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
254
Settlement.blank_name
Irish grid reference

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Official name
An Spidéal
Located in
County Galway
Population
254
Elevation
5
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Image
Spiddal Pier.jpg
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Commons category
Spiddal
Irish Grid Reference
M130225
native label
an Spidéal
historic county
County Galway
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Amenities
  • Culture and sport
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “An Spidéal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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