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Skehana

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Castles of Connacht Garbally, Galway (geograph 1953904)
Castles of Connacht Garbally, Galway (geograph 1953904)

Skehana or Skehanagh (Irish: An Sceachánach) is a small village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. The name Skehana derives from the Irish Sceith eánach meaning "place of the whitethorn". Together with nearby Menlough, Skehana is a half-parish within the diocesan parish of Killascobe in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam. The parish church in Skehana was built c. 1861 and is included on the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Galway County Council. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Skehana Hurling Club, fields hurling teams at underage and adult Junior A grades. The ruins of an Anglo-Norman tower house, Garbally Castle, are located immediately to the west of the local national school.

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H53 C4A3 (Derryglassaun ED)
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Castles of Connacht Garbally, Galway (geograph 1953904)
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Gurteen, County Galway
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Gurteen is a village in East County Galway, Ireland. The Irish translation of Gurteen (Irish: Góirtín) translates as "Little Ploughed Field". Gurteen is a half-parish of the Ballymacward-Gurteen parish. The nearest towns are Athenry and Mountbellew. The patron saint of Gurteen is Saint Kerrill. Saint Kerrill's Well is located at the very southern tip of the parish in Gortnalone, near neighbouring Attymon. Saint Kerrill's Abbey is in Clonkeenkerrill with Clonkeenkerrill Graveyard. Saint Kerrill's feast day is held every year on 13 June. The Roman Catholic church in Gurteen is named after a local priest, Father Michael Griffin, who was shot dead on the night of 14 November 1920, most likely by Auxiliaries. The Galway Minor Hurling Championship trophy is named in honour of Father Griffin. The Éire Óg-Father Griffins GAA Club based in Galway City is also named in his honour. Located in East Galway, Gurteen is a rural area with a public house (Mitchell's Bar), church (St Michael's) and a primary school. The primary school, Saint Kerrill's NS was opened in 1982, when 3 smaller national schools were merged: Clonkeenkerrill, Shanballard and Tample. The local GAA club is Pádraig Pearse's GAA. Founded in 1966 when the Gurteen and Ballymacward clubs amalgamated, it has playing pitches in Ballymacward and Gurteen. Colemanstown United FC is a soccer club located in the area. Founded in 1982, the club competes in the Galway District Soccer League.