Maigh Cuilinn
Moycullen | |
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Village | |
 Signs outside Moycullen village | |
  Maigh Cuilinn Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′21″N 9°10′50″W / 53.3391°N 9.18042°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population | 2,279 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M198329 |
| As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Maigh Cuilinn is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Moycullen has no official standing. | |
Moycullen (Irish: Maigh Cuilinn) is a village situated in the Gaeltacht[2] region of County Galway, Ireland, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of Galway city. It is near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden, in Connemara. Moycullen is now a satellite town of Galway with some residents commuting to the city for work, school, and business. Population increased 33.7% from the 2016 census, reaching 2,279 in 2022.[1]
Although Moycullen and its hinterland are classified as a ‘Gaeltacht’ area, the language has not been the local vernacular for many years. Moycullen falls under a Category C Gaeltacht Area due to its low percentage of daily Irish speakers.[3]
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Maigh Cuilinn". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Maigh Cuilinn/Moycullen". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "The Irish language-a linguistic crisis? September 2016" (PDF). www.data.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2020.