Furbo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Na Forbacha (Irish) | |
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1288433.jpg) Hotel and coastal road at Furbo (Na Forbacha) | |
  Furbo Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′56″N 9°12′18″W / 53.249°N 9.205°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | 868 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M199288 |
| Na Forbacha is the only official name. The anglicised spellings Furbo and Furbogh have no official status. | |
Furbo or Furbogh (officially known as Na Forbacha in both Irish and English)[2] is a settlement in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 868 people.[1] It lies along the coast, overlooking Galway Bay, in a Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) area.
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Na Forbacha". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Na Forbacha / Furbogh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.