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Carraroe
An Cheathrú Rua | |
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Village | |
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  Carraroe Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′56″N 9°35′01″W / 53.2656°N 9.5836°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Population | 781 |
| Irish Grid Reference | L943250 |
Carraroe (in Irish, and officially, an Cheathrú Rua[2] Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˌça(h)ɾˠuː ˈɾˠuə],[3] meaning 'the red quarter') is a village in Connemara, the coastal Irish-speaking region (Gaeltacht) of County Galway, Ireland. It is known for its traditional fishing boats, the Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over the Carraroe peninsula between Cuan an Fhir Mhóir (Greatman's Bay) and Cuan Chasla (Casla Bay). Carraroe has an unusual beach, Trá an Dóilín, a biogenic gravel beach made of coralline algae known as "maerl".
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements An Cheathrú Rua". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "An Cheathrú Rua/Carrowroe". Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "How to pronounce An Cheathrú Rua". forvo.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.