Gweesalia, the Glossary
Gweesalia or Geesala (in Irish, and officially, Gaoth Sáile) is a small Gaeltacht village situated on the Gweesalia peninsula in the Electoral Division of Rathhill, in the Civil Parish of Kilcommon, in the Barony of Erris in western County Mayo, Ireland.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Achill Island, Aran Islands, Ballina, County Mayo, Blacksod Bay, Bus Éireann, Connacht, Counties of Ireland, County Mayo, Crannog, Erris, Gaeltacht, Henry Coyle (boxer), Irish language, Jimmy Monaghan, John Millington Synge, List of sovereign states, List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, Provinces of Ireland, Ralph Henry Byrne, Republic of Ireland, Ringfort, Shebeen, The Playboy of the Western World, Townland.
- Gaeltacht places in County Mayo
Achill Island
Achill Island (Acaill, Oileán Acla) is the largest of the Irish isles and lies off the west coast of Ireland in County Mayo. Gweesalia and Achill Island are Gaeltacht places in County Mayo.
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Aran Islands
The Aran Islands (Oileáin Árann) or The Arans (na hÁrainneacha) are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland, with a total area around.
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Ballina, County Mayo
Ballina is a town in north County Mayo, Ireland. Gweesalia and Ballina, County Mayo are towns and villages in County Mayo.
See Gweesalia and Ballina, County Mayo
Blacksod Bay
Blacksod Bay (Cuan an Fhóid Duibh) is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean in Erris, north County Mayo, Ireland.
See Gweesalia and Blacksod Bay
Bus Éireann
Bus Éireann ("Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus.
Connacht
Connacht or Connaught (Connachta or Cúige Chonnacht), is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland.
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.
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County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland.
Crannog
A crannog (crannóg; crannag) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.
Erris
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over, much of which is mountainous blanket bog.
Gaeltacht
A Gaeltacht (Gaeltachtaí) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home.
Henry Coyle (boxer)
Henry Coyle (born 8 July 1982) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2013.
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Irish language
Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.
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Jimmy Monaghan
Jimmy Monaghan (Irish: Seamus Ó Muíneacháin) is an Irish musician from Belmullet, Ireland.
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John Millington Synge
Edmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas.
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Provinces of Ireland
There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
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Ralph Henry Byrne
Ralph Henry Byrne (25 April 1877 – 15 April 1946) was an Irish architect.
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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Ringfort
Ringforts or ring forts are small circular fortified settlements built during the Bronze Age, Iron Age and early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000 AD.
Shebeen
A shebeen (síbín, "home-made whiskey") was originally an illicit bar or club where accessible alcoholic beverages were sold without a license.
The Playboy of the Western World
The Playboy of the Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907.
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Townland
A townland (baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: toonlann) is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering.
See also
Gaeltacht places in County Mayo
- Achill Island
- Achill Sound
- An Caiseal
- Aughleam
- Belderrig
- Belmullet
- Bun an Churraigh
- Carrowmore Lake
- Carrowteige
- Cill Ghallagáin
- Corraun Peninsula
- Doohoma
- Dooniver
- Duvillaun
- Erris Head
- Fallmore
- Gaeltacht Iorrais agus Acaill
- Glengad
- Glinsk, County Mayo
- Gweesalia
- Illanmaster
- Inishkea Islands
- Inver, County Mayo
- Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
- List of islands of County Mayo
- Lough Mask
- Maumtrasna
- Mullet Peninsula
- Portacloy
- Porturlin
- Pullathomas
- Rossport
- Sáile
- Tóin an tSeanbhaile
- Toormakeady
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweesalia
Also known as Gaoth Sáile, Geesala.