The valley runs north-northwest from An Mám (also known, unofficially, in English, as Maum or Maam) and the north-western end of Lough Corrib to just south of Leenaun (also known in English as Leenane) on Killary Harbour.
Starting near its northern end, the valley holds the main course of the Joyce River, coming down from the western flanks to pick up small tributaries. In turn this river is subsumed into the Bealnabrack River, also coming from the valley's western side, near An Mám, and then the combined river absorbs the Failmore River and some small streams before merging into Lough Corrib.
The valley passes through part of the Maamturk or Maum Turk Mountains. There is a pass, the Mamean or Mameen Pass,[1] crossing part of the mountains to another major valley, the Inagh Valley.
Accessedit
The valley is bisected by the R336 road, which splits off from the N59 at Maam Cross and rejoins it at Leenaun.
Population centresedit
At the southern end is the small settlement of An Mám, and at the northern end, though some argue strictly speaking outside the valley, is Leenaun. An Mám has an active pub, and Leenaun has a pub, hotel and guest house, café and restaurants, outdoor leisure centre and community centre, and more again at the nearby Delphi Resort and Delphi Lodge across the fjord. There are small pockets of population in the valley.
The Maam Valley features in famous film The Quiet Man, with the Quiet Man Cottage located near An Mám.
Scienceedit
The valley, formed around a fault, and modified by heavy glaciation, is considered of geological interest. In January 2018 a fossil found in the valley in the 1990s was declared to be a distinct species and named for its finder Dr Eamon N. Doyle. This find attracted international attention, and a well-known Irish nature writer, Michael Viney, suggested that it advanced the case for a Maam Valley and Joyce Country Geopark, on the lines of the successful Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark.[2]
Religionedit
There was an old pilgrimage site in the Mamean Pass above the valley.
^Dublin, Ireland: The Irish Times: Viney, Michael, "Ireland's rocks remarkably rich in evidence of ancient sea life": "Crepidosoma doylei, soon for display in the National Museum, may justify a fourth geopark in Maam Valley and the hills of Joyce Country."
Bibliographyedit
Glasgow, Scotland, UK: University of Glasgow, Dept. of Geology and Applied Geology; Graham, John R., Leake, Bernard E., Ryan, P. D.: The Geology of South Mayo, Western Ireland
January 01, 1970
maam, valley, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 201. 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 Maam Valley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Gleann an Mhama English Maam Valley is a glacial valley in County Galway Ireland 1 It lies within Joyce Country in Connemara 1 and is part of an aspirant geopark Much of the valley is in the Connemara Gaeltacht Maam Valley with Maumturk mountains on the right Contents 1 Location and topography 2 Access 3 Population centres 4 Popular culture 5 Science 6 Religion 7 References 8 BibliographyLocation and topography editThe valley runs north northwest from An Mam also known unofficially in English as Maum or Maam and the north western end of Lough Corrib to just south of Leenaun also known in English as Leenane on Killary Harbour Starting near its northern end the valley holds the main course of the Joyce River coming down from the western flanks to pick up small tributaries In turn this river is subsumed into the Bealnabrack River also coming from the valley s western side near An Mam and then the combined river absorbs the Failmore River and some small streams before merging into Lough Corrib The valley passes through part of the Maamturk or Maum Turk Mountains There is a pass the Mamean or Mameen Pass 1 crossing part of the mountains to another major valley the Inagh Valley Access editThe valley is bisected by the R336 road which splits off from the N59 at Maam Cross and rejoins it at Leenaun Population centres editAt the southern end is the small settlement of An Mam and at the northern end though some argue strictly speaking outside the valley is Leenaun An Mam has an active pub and Leenaun has a pub hotel and guest house cafe and restaurants outdoor leisure centre and community centre and more again at the nearby Delphi Resort and Delphi Lodge across the fjord There are small pockets of population in the valley Nearby are Cornamona and Clonbur Popular culture editThe Maam Valley features in famous film The Quiet Man with the Quiet Man Cottage located near An Mam Science editThe valley formed around a fault and modified by heavy glaciation is considered of geological interest In January 2018 a fossil found in the valley in the 1990s was declared to be a distinct species and named for its finder Dr Eamon N Doyle This find attracted international attention and a well known Irish nature writer Michael Viney suggested that it advanced the case for a Maam Valley and Joyce Country Geopark on the lines of the successful Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark 2 Religion editThere was an old pilgrimage site in the Mamean Pass above the valley References edit a b c Geolab Field site Mamean Maam Valley Dublin Ireland The Irish Times Viney Michael Ireland s rocks remarkably rich in evidence of ancient sea life Crepidosoma doylei soon for display in the National Museum may justify a fourth geopark in Maam Valley and the hills of Joyce Country Bibliography editGlasgow Scotland UK University of Glasgow Dept of Geology and Applied Geology Graham John R Leake Bernard E Ryan P D The Geology of South Mayo Western Ireland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maam Valley amp oldid 1203030696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
