Skehana
Skehana An Sceachánach | |
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Townland | |
The ruins of Garbally Castle are 200 m from Skehana Community Center | |
53°25′03″N 8°38′09″W / 53.41748°N 8.63571°W / 53.41748; -8.63571 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Galway |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish grid reference | M578400 |
Skehana or Skehanagh (Irish: An Sceachánach)[1] is a small village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. The name Skehana derives from the Irish Sceith eánach meaning "place of the whitethorn".
Together with nearby Menlough, Skehana is a half-parish within the diocesan parish of Killascobe in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam.[2][3] The parish church in Skehana was built c. 1861 and is included on the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Galway County Council.[4]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Skehana Hurling Club, fields hurling teams at underage and adult Junior A grades.[5][6]
The ruins of an Anglo-Norman tower house, Garbally Castle, are located immediately to the west of the local national school.
See also
References
- ^ "An Sceachánach / Skehanagh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "The Parish of Killoscobe". skehana.galwaycommunityheritage.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Parish Details - Menlough-Skehana (Killascobe)". tuamarchdiocese.org. Archdiocese of Tuam. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Galway County Development Plan - Appendix 6 - Record of Protected Structures (PDF) (Report). Galway County Council. 2021. p. 26. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Classic GAA picture of the big lad marking the wee lad in the Galway Féile is hilarious". sportsjoe.ie. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Galway Junior Hurling Championships". galwaygaa.ie. Galway County Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
External links
- Skehana.org - Skehana & District Heritage website
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