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Also known as Uachtar Ard

Oughterard () is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located about northwest of Galway on the N59 road. Oughterard is the chief angling centre on Lough Corrib.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Oughterard
Settlement.native_name_lang
gle
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Oughterard - Uachtar Ard - geograph.org.uk - 1255097.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Junction of Camp Street and Clifden Road in Oughterard
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
1,846
Settlement.elevation_m
68

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Oughterard () is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located about northwest of Galway on the N59 road. Oughterard is the chief angling centre on Lough Corrib.

One of the fastest-growing towns in Ireland, it had a population of 1,846 in 2022, an increase of 40.1% from the 2016 census.

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

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