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Craughwell (historically Creaghmoyle, from ) is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Craughwell is referenced by 191 other articles, and connects out to Galway, Baile na hAbhann and Republic of Ireland.

It is catalogued under topics including Towns and villages in County Galway, Untranslated Irish place names and Use Hiberno-English from January 2023.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Craughwell
Region
Connacht
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
769
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

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Air quality

21US AQIGood
PM2.5
3.7 µg/m³
PM10
6.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Craughwell
Settlement.native_name_lang
ga
Settlement.settlement_type
Village and townland
Settlement.image_skyline
Craughwell - geograph.org.uk - 1263327.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
The R446 regional road passes through Craughwell
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
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_type3
County
Settlement.subdivision_name3
County Galway
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
1,034
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
62
Image
St Colman's Church, Craughwell.jpg
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Commons category
Craughwell
Irish Grid Reference
M510197
native label
Creachmhaoil
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Amenities
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • Further reading
  • References
  • External links

Craughwell (historically Creaghmoyle, from ) is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people.

Craughwell is south of Athenry, west of Loughrea, and east of Galway city. It is on the R446 road, and is also served by Craughwell railway station on the Western Railway Corridor.

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

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