Coordinates: 53°26′00″N 8°26′00″W / 53.4333°N 8.4333°W / 53.4333; -8.4333

Caltra

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Caltra
An Chealtrach
Village
Caltra, County Galway
Caltra, County Galway
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CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM708428

Caltra (Irish: An Chealtrach or Cealtrach na Pailíse meaning "burial-ground of the palisade")[1][2] is a townland and village on the R358 regional road in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Caltra had a population of 115 people.[3]

History

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Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, fosse and enclosure sites in the townlands of Caltra, Lisnagree and Lislea.[4] The Roman Catholic church in the village is dedicated to Saint Solan.[5] It was built c. 1840 on the site of an earlier friary,[4] and extended in the late 1930s by W.H. Byrne & Sons architects.[5]

Sport

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The local Gaelic football club, Caltra GAA, won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship for the 2003–04 season.[6]

People

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See also

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References

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