Kinvara (Moycullen)

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Kinvara or Kinvarra (Irish : Cinn Mhara, meaning 'head of the sea') is a townland in the civil parish of Kilcummin and barony of Moycullen in the west of County Galway, Ireland. [1] It is on the R336 road north of the village of Casla and south of Screeb, at Irish Grid Reference L967332 .[ citation needed ] As of the 2011 census, the townland had a population of 54 people. [2]

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References

  1. "Cinn Mhara / Kinvarra". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. "CD155 - Galway Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statisti". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 27 April 2021. Kinvarra (Moycullen By), Camus, Co. Galway [..] 2011 [..] Population: 54

Coordinates: 53°20′21″N9°33′06″W / 53.33918°N 9.55156°W / 53.33918; -9.55156