Leenaun (Irish: An Líonán[1] or Líonán Cinn Mhara, meaning 'valley at the head of the sea'),[2] also Leenane, is a village and 1,845 acre townland in County Galway, Ireland, on the southern shore of Killary Harbour and the northern edge of Connemara.
On 18 July 2007, following heavy rain, the only river bridge in the village was swept away, cutting the town in half, and altering some local routes by over 100-kilometres.; the bridge had stood for over 182 years.[3] A permanent replacement bridge was constructed in 2009, with increased traffic capacity.[4]
Local amenitiesedit
In the village are two pubs, a hotel with seaweed baths and two guesthouses, one of which is a former convent of the Sisters of Mercy, with a breakfast room in the former chapel. There is also a café-restaurant and a sheep and wool museum with a shop and its own café, and a post office and shop, as well as a community centre.
Within Maam Valley are some ancient woods, and across the fjord is Delphi (the valley of the Bundorragha River is sometimes called the Delphi Valley) in County Mayo, which has a postal address of "Leenane, County Galway," and which contains both a fishing lodge and a resort hotel and adventure sports centre. Both nearby, on the River Erriff which runs into the fjord, and across at Delphi, with a river and two lakes, are active fisheries.
The major tourist attraction of Kylemore Abbey lies to the south and the scenic Renvyle-peninsula lies to the south-west.
^Mac Con Iomaire, Rónán (18 July 2007). "Stone Bridge Swept Away". RTÉ News – via RTÉ Archives.
^. Irish Examiner. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
January 01, 1970
leenaun, irish, líonán, líonán, cinn, mhara, meaning, valley, head, also, leenane, village, acre, townland, county, galway, ireland, southern, shore, killary, harbour, northern, edge, connemara, líonánvillagelocation, irelandcoordinates, 5958, 6942, 5958, 6942. Leenaun Irish An Lionan 1 or Lionan Cinn Mhara meaning valley at the head of the sea 2 also Leenane is a village and 1 845 acre townland in County Galway Ireland on the southern shore of Killary Harbour and the northern edge of Connemara Leenaun An LionanVillageLeenaunLocation in IrelandCoordinates 53 35 45 N 9 41 39 W 53 5958 N 9 6942 W 53 5958 9 6942CountryIrelandProvinceConnachtCountyCounty GalwayElevation127 m 417 ft Time zoneUTC 0 WET Summer DST UTC 1 IST WEST Irish Grid ReferenceL874618 Contents 1 Location 1 1 Bridge loss and replacement 2 Local amenities 3 In the media 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 ReferencesLocation editLeenaun is situated on the junction of the N59 road and the R336 road in Connemara Leenaun lies where the deep u shaped Maam Valley bounded by the Devilsmother to the east and the massif of Leenaun Hill to the west meets Killary Harbour Ireland s deepest fjord Across the fjord from the village is the massif of Ben Gorm with the larger massif of Mweelrea behind it while to the east lie the scenic Aasleagh Falls The village is on the route of the Western Way long distance trail and the Wild Atlantic Way Bridge loss and replacement edit On 18 July 2007 following heavy rain the only river bridge in the village was swept away cutting the town in half and altering some local routes by over 100 kilometres the bridge had stood for over 182 years 3 A permanent replacement bridge was constructed in 2009 with increased traffic capacity 4 Local amenities editIn the village are two pubs a hotel with seaweed baths and two guesthouses one of which is a former convent of the Sisters of Mercy with a breakfast room in the former chapel There is also a cafe restaurant and a sheep and wool museum with a shop and its own cafe and a post office and shop as well as a community centre Within Maam Valley are some ancient woods and across the fjord is Delphi the valley of the Bundorragha River is sometimes called the Delphi Valley in County Mayo which has a postal address of Leenane County Galway and which contains both a fishing lodge and a resort hotel and adventure sports centre Both nearby on the River Erriff which runs into the fjord and across at Delphi with a river and two lakes are active fisheries The major tourist attraction of Kylemore Abbey lies to the south and the scenic Renvyle peninsula lies to the south west In the media editLeenaun was the setting for the 1990 film The Field and of Martin McDonagh s plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Lonesome West Gallery edit nbsp Leenaun Hill left and Leenaun Hill Far North West Top right from Leenane village nbsp Centre of village and the old bridge nbsp Massif of Leenaun Hill centre and Leenaun left across Killary Harbour on Ben Gorm nbsp Ben Gorm from across the Killary Harbour in Leenaun See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leenaun nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Leenane Connemara List of towns and villages in Ireland Mac ind oclaichReferences edit An Lionan Leenaun Placenames Database of Ireland logainm ie Government of Ireland Retrieved 9 July 2021 Lionan teanglann ie Retrieved 9 July 2021 Mac Con Iomaire Ronan 18 July 2007 Stone Bridge Swept Away RTE News via RTE Archives Locals fear tourism downturn as world famous bridge swept away Irish Examiner 19 July 2007 Archived from the original on 9 May 2012 Retrieved 3 October 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leenaun amp oldid 1203024327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
