Moycullen
Moycullen (official name: Maigh Cuilinn, Plain of Holly, or Plain of Cullen (a local giant) is a suburban village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in County Galway

County Galway

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, Ireland

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, about 10 km (7 mi) north west of Galway city

Galway

Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

. It is located near Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway river connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the second largest lough in Ireland . It covers 178 km² and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.The first canal in...

, on the N59 road

N59 road (Ireland)

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 to Oughterard

Oughterard

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 and Clifden

Clifden

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 in Connemara

Connemara

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. Although nominally part of the Gaeltacht

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is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...

 (Irish

Irish language

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 speaking region), Moycullen is still an Irish speaking community though this is on the way out.
Moycullen is now a relatively prosperous and young satellite town of Galway with most residents commuting to the city for work, school, and commercial reasons.

Sport

It is home to one of the most successful basketball clubs in Ireland and also has thriving football, hurling and handball clubs.

Moycullen Gaelic football team won the Intermediate Club football championship on the 17 February 2008 at Croke Park, going on a 26 game winning streak in the process.

The Moycullen Mens U20 Basketball team won the U20 National Cup in January 2008.The Moycullen Senior Mens Basketball team won the Senior National Cup in January 2009. They compete in the national Super League.

A number of handballers have won All-Ireland titles.. Among them The great Handball Mulkerrins

Townlands of Moycullen

Most townlands are anglisations of the original Irish language names.

• Ballinahallia (from Baile na hAille)
• Clydagh (from Claídeach)
• Cloonabinna (from Cluain na Binne)
• Clooniffe
  Clooniffe
  Clooniffe, Moycullen, County Galway, is a long road. Moycullen Village is about 6 minutes away from Clooniffe....
  
  
• Caoch
• Coolaghy
• Drimcong (from Droim Chonga)
• Killagoola
  Killagoola
  Killagoola is a small townland lying in the parish of Moycullen in County Galway, Ireland.It is located about 8 miles from Galway city, just off the N59 road which travels north from Galway towards Clifden....
  
   (from Cill Ogúla)
• Kylebroughlan (from Coill Bhruachláin)
• Leagaun (from Liagán)
• Uggool (from Ogúil)
• Home Farm
• Kilrainey (from Cill Ráine)
• Lissagurraun (from Lios an Gharráin
  Lios an Gharráin
  Lios an Gharráin is a townland of Moycullen near Barna in County Galway, Ireland. The populants of Lissagurran are exactly the same distance from Moycullen and Barna. There are only 10 houses, and no shops or schools. There are roughly 24 inhabitants....
  
  )
• Gortachalla (from Gort an Chalaidh)
• Ballyhaunis
• Knockaunranny (from Cnocán Raithní)
• Tullokyne (from Tulaigh Mhic Aodháin)
• Poll na gCloch
• Tooreeny (from Na Tuairíní)
• Loughwell (from Leamhchoill)
• Knockerasser (from Cnoc ar Easair)
• Slieveaneena (from Sliabh an Aonaigh)
• Finisglin (from Fionasclainn)
• Newtown
• Oldtown
• Rineen (from An Rinnín)
• Shanafeshteen

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• Moycullen Online§
• Moycullen Basketball Club