Spiddal
An Spidéal Spiddle | |
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Village | |
 Main Street (R336 road) | |
  Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′39″N 9°18′21″W / 53.24418°N 9.3059°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Population | 254 |
| Irish grid reference | M130225 |
| In statute law, the village's official name is An Spidéal, or in the English language, Spiddle.[2] | |
Spiddal, also known as Spiddle (Irish and official name: An Spidéal, pronounced [ənˠ ˈsˠpʲɪdʲeːlˠ], meaning 'the hospital'),[3] is a village on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Galway city, on the R336 road.[4] It is on the eastern side of the county's Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) and of the Connemara region. According to the 2022 census, approximately 75% of the population are Irish-speaking and, of these, approximately 40% speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[1] It is a centre for tourism with a beach, harbour, and shore fishing. The village is part of the civil parish of Moycullen.
- ^ a b "Census Mapping - Towns: An Spidéal - 2022 - Population Snapshot". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "I.R. Uimh. 872/2004 -An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) 2004". irishstatutebook.ie (in Irish). 2004.
- ^ "An Spidéal / Spiddle". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Volume 2 - Small Growth Villages - 12.1 An Spidéal Small Growth Village". Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028. Galway County Council. Retrieved 3 April 2024.