Oughterard
Irish: Uachtar Ard | |
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Town | |
 Junction of Camp Street and Clifden Road in Oughterard | |
  Oughterard Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 9°20′00″W / 53.4167°N 9.3333°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population | 1,846 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M113415 |
Oughterard (Irish: Uachtar Ard)[2] is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Galway on the N59 road. Oughterard is the chief angling centre on Lough Corrib.[3]
One of the fastest growing towns in Ireland, it had a population of 1,846 in 2022, an increase of 40.1% from the 2016 census.[1]
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Oughterard". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Uachtar Ard/Oughterard". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ O'Reilly, Peter (2003). Rivers of Ireland. 7 Corve St., Ludlow, Shropshire, UK: Merlin Unwine Books. p. 174. ISBN 1-873674-53-8.
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