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Loughrea
Sign in to saveLoughrea ( ; ), is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the urban skyline. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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Place details
- Locality
- Loughrea
- Region
- Connacht
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 5,556
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.name
- Loughrea
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.image_shield
- Loughrea crest.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 150px
- Settlement.motto
- "God guiding Us"
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Loughrea_Town_Sign_-_Discover_Ireland.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Signage at the entrance to Loughrea
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Loughrea
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Galway
- Area
- +4.25
- Elevation
- +82
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Loughrea, Main Street.jpg
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- P7959
- County Galway
- P12749
- Oka
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Pre-Norman
- Norman settlement
- Pre-Famine
- Post-Famine
- Independence
- 20th century
- Economy
- Demographics
- Places of interest
- Transport
- Sport and culture
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Loughrea ( ; ), is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the urban skyline. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
The town increased in population in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Although Loughrea serves as a commuter town for the city of Galway, it remains an independent market town. Loughrea is the fourth most populous settlement in County Galway, with a population of 6,322 as of 2022.