Carraroe (in Irish, and officially, an Cheathrú Rua[2][ənˠ ˌça(h)ɾˠuː ˈɾˠuə],[3] meaning 'the red quarter') is a village in Connemara, the coastal Irish-speaking region (Gaeltacht) of County Galway, Ireland. It is known for its traditional fishing boats, the Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over the Carraroe peninsula between Cuan an Fhir Mhóir (Greatman's Bay) and Cuan Chasla (Casla Bay). Carraroe has an unusual beach, Trá an Dóilín, a biogenic gravel beach made of coralline algae known as "maerl".
Galway Hookers are a distinctive form of native Irish boat, and Carraroe hosts an annual regatta of these vessels.[4] As of 2006 this event, which is named Féile an Dóilín after the area's "coral strand", was the largest ever regatta of Galway hookers.[citation needed] The main boats are the larger Báid Mhóra (big boats) and Leathbháid (half-boats), which in earlier times were used for hauling turf from the peat bogs in Connemara to the Aran Islands and The Burren of County Clare, where peat is absent. The smaller boats are the Gleoiteoga, which were traditionally used for fishing. These boats can be found at Sruthán Pier, which is the main pier in Carraroe and in the Caladh Thadhg area.
The main activity of these boats is racing, and there are several regattas along the Connemara coast. Currach racing is held on Loch an Mhuilinn, the lake close to the village. Every year at the festival of Cruinniú na mBád, a flotilla of traditional Connemara boats race across Galway Bay from Carraroe to Kinvara.[citation needed]
Irish languageEdit
Caladh Thadhg lake frozen 25 December 2010
Irish (specifically the Connacht dialect) is the main spoken language of Carraroe, the settlement being the most populous Irish-speaking village in the Connemara Gaeltacht.[citation needed]
In 2016, Carraroe was a town with one of the highest percentages of daily Irish speakers in Ireland, with 61.6 percent stating that they spoke it daily.[5] Under the Gaeltacht Act 2012, the Gaeltacht was redefined into 26 Language Planning Areas. Of these, Carraroe area recorded the third largest proportion of daily Irish speakers in Ireland in 2016, at 65.1 percent.[5]
There are two summer schools that teach Irish to English-speaking secondary-school students from all over Ireland. The Carraroe area is also a centre for Irish-language media, and the former national Irish-language newspaper Foinse had its head office in the village. The Irish-language radio station, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, is in nearby Casla, and the Irish-language television station, TG4, is based at Baile na hAbhann, a few kilometres east. Roman Catholic church services are in Irish only. All school lessons are conducted in Irish.
BeachEdit
Trá an Dóilín is a Blue Flag beach near the village which is noted for its fine "coral".[6] Though the beach is known in English as "Coral Strand", it is actually made of coralline algae known as maerl. This biogenic gravel beach is rare and of great conservation importance.[citation needed]
The village is mentioned in the lyrics of the Waterboys' 1993 hit "Glastonbury Song", which refers to several Irish and British sites associated with ancient Celtic ritual:[citation needed]
Carraroe is the home of the fictional Nuala Anne McGrail, heroine of novelist Andrew Greeley's "Irish" series which began with Irish Gold in 1994.[citation needed]
^McConkey, Kenneth (1990). Irish art, 1860–1960: a free spirit. Internet Archive. London: Antique Collectors' Club in association with Pyms Gallery. p. 155. ISBN978-1-85149-127-8.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Carraroe news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Carraroe in Irish and officially an Cheathru Rua 2 enˠ ˌca h ɾˠuː ˈɾˠue 3 meaning the red quarter is a village in Connemara the coastal Irish speaking region Gaeltacht of County Galway Ireland It is known for its traditional fishing boats the Galway Hookers Its population is widely dispersed over the Carraroe peninsula between Cuan an Fhir Mhoir Greatman s Bay and Cuan Chasla Casla Bay Carraroe has an unusual beach Tra an Doilin a biogenic gravel beach made of coralline algae known as maerl Carraroe An Cheathru RuaVillageCarraroeLocation in IrelandCoordinates 53 15 56 N 9 35 01 W 53 2656 N 9 5836 W 53 2656 9 5836CountryIrelandProvinceConnachtCountyCounty GalwayPopulation 2016 1 781Irish Grid ReferenceL943250 Contents 1 Galway hookers 2 Irish language 3 Beach 4 Education 5 Sport 6 Transport 7 Popular culture 8 Notable people 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksGalway hookers Edit Galway hookers in Greatmans BayMain article Galway hooker Galway Hookers are a distinctive form of native Irish boat and Carraroe hosts an annual regatta of these vessels 4 As of 2006 this event which is named Feile an Doilin after the area s coral strand was the largest ever regatta of Galway hookers citation needed The main boats are the larger Baid Mhora big boats and Leathbhaid half boats which in earlier times were used for hauling turf from the peat bogs in Connemara to the Aran Islands and The Burren of County Clare where peat is absent The smaller boats are the Gleoiteoga which were traditionally used for fishing These boats can be found at Sruthan Pier which is the main pier in Carraroe and in the Caladh Thadhg area The main activity of these boats is racing and there are several regattas along the Connemara coast Currach racing is held on Loch an Mhuilinn the lake close to the village Every year at the festival of Cruinniu na mBad a flotilla of traditional Connemara boats race across Galway Bay from Carraroe to Kinvara citation needed Irish language Edit Caladh Thadhg lake frozen 25 December 2010Irish specifically the Connacht dialect is the main spoken language of Carraroe the settlement being the most populous Irish speaking village in the Connemara Gaeltacht citation needed In 2016 Carraroe was a town with one of the highest percentages of daily Irish speakers in Ireland with 61 6 percent stating that they spoke it daily 5 Under the Gaeltacht Act 2012 the Gaeltacht was redefined into 26 Language Planning Areas Of these Carraroe area recorded the third largest proportion of daily Irish speakers in Ireland in 2016 at 65 1 percent 5 There are two summer schools that teach Irish to English speaking secondary school students from all over Ireland The Carraroe area is also a centre for Irish language media and the former national Irish language newspaper Foinse had its head office in the village The Irish language radio station RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta is in nearby Casla and the Irish language television station TG4 is based at Baile na hAbhann a few kilometres east Roman Catholic church services are in Irish only All school lessons are conducted in Irish Beach EditTra an Doilin is a Blue Flag beach near the village which is noted for its fine coral 6 Though the beach is known in English as Coral Strand it is actually made of coralline algae known as maerl This biogenic gravel beach is rare and of great conservation importance citation needed Education Edit Aras Mhairtin Ui ChadhainAras Mhairtin Ui Chadhain Mairtin o Cadhain House is one of the Gaeltacht centres of Oifig na Gaeilge Labhartha the Department of Spoken Irish of the National University of Ireland Galway 7 The facility opened in 1977 7 The centre is named in honour of Mairtin o Cadhain author of Cre na Cille Graveyard Clay citation needed Sport EditPairc an Chathanaigh is a community owned sports ground in the village It is the home ground of both Gaelic football club CLG An Cheathru Rua and An Ghaeltacht RFC rugby union club 8 It also hosted Galway United F C s 1986 87 UEFA Cup soccer match against FC Groningen when Terryland Park failed to meet UEFA standards 8 9 Local soccer club C S Mac Dara competes in the Galway amp District League Connemara Isles Golf Club is a nine hole course in nearby Lettermore citation needed Transport EditCarraroe is served by Bus Eireann route 424 from Galway 10 Popular culture EditThe village is mentioned in the lyrics of the Waterboys 1993 hit Glastonbury Song which refers to several Irish and British sites associated with ancient Celtic ritual citation needed We came down from the hill of dreams Bernadette mother earth and you and me Through Carraroe down the wildwood side The town gives its name to the traditional tune Carraroe Jig The jig has been recorded by several artists including Patrick Street Mick Moloney and The Corrs 11 failed verification Carraroe is the home of the fictional Nuala Anne McGrail heroine of novelist Andrew Greeley s Irish series which began with Irish Gold in 1994 citation needed Notable people EditSee also Category People from Carraroe Charles Lamb 1893 1964 artist lived in Carraroe from 1921 until his death 12 See also EditList of towns and villages in Ireland Tomas Mac EoinReferences Edit Census 2016 Sapmap Area Settlements An Cheathru Rua Central Statistics Office Ireland Retrieved 22 February 2019 Placenames Database of Ireland Local native speaker s pronunciation on Forvo com Feile an Doilin Regatta visitgalway ie Retrieved 16 February 2021 a b Irish Language and the Gaeltacht CSO Central Statistics Office Retrieved 8 July 2018 Tra an Doilin Coral Strand discoverireland ie Retrieved 16 February 2021 a b NUIG Colleges amp Schools Ionaid An Cheathru Rua nuigalway ie in Ga Retrieved 16 February 2021 a b Leogue Joe 30 July 2018 Questions linger but Pairc saga resolved for now Irish Examiner Retrieved 30 July 2018 Galway United v FC Groningen Thirty Years Later Galway Bay FM 14 September 2016 Archived from the original on 30 July 2018 Retrieved 30 July 2018 Timetable Galway Carraroe Lettermullen Carna Route 424 PDF buseireann ie Retrieved 16 February 2021 The Carraroe Jig on the Session McConkey Kenneth 1990 Irish art 1860 1960 a free spirit Internet Archive London Antique Collectors Club in association with Pyms Gallery p 155 ISBN 978 1 85149 127 8 External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Carraroe Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carraroe CLG An Cheathru Rua Archived 16 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine Carraroe Population Stats 2006 archived AnCheathruRua ie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carraroe amp oldid 1171365798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
