Barna | |
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Village | |
Bearna | |
Coordinates: 53°15′N 9°09′W / 53.25°N 9.15°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Galway |
Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | 2,336 |
Irish Grid Reference | M232227 |
Bearna is the official name in Irish while Barna is the anglicised spelling. |
Barna (Bearna in Irish)[2][3] is a coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It has become a satellite village of Galway City. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions of Ireland that make up the Gaeltacht.
In 1976, a community development group called Comharchumann Bearna Teoranta[4] was formed after five local men put up the purchase money for 2 acres (8,100 m2) at Troscaigh Thiar to be used for community purposes and has succeeded in developing several recreational facilities. [citation needed]