Caltra
Caltra
An Chealtrach | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Caltra Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′00″N 8°26′00″W / 53.4333°N 8.4333°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M708428 |
Caltra (Irish: An Chealtrach, or Cealtrach na Pailíse meaning "burial-ground of the palisade")[1] is a village on the R358 regional road in County Galway, Ireland.
Sport
Caltra GAA club has been very successful in recent years, winning the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 2004.
People
Eamon Gilmore, born in Caltra is the former leader of the Labour Party. Michael Meehan, Inter-County footballer for Galway.
Kevin Donlon, Once claimed to be Michael Meehan to try and pull a woman
References
- ^ The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places - Joyce P.W. - Longmans, Green - London 1910
See also
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