Roundstone, County Galway
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| Roundstone Cloch na Rón |
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| Town population: | 239 (2002) |
| Rural population: | 423 (2002) |
| Elevation: | 1 m |
| County: | Galway |
| Province: | Connacht |
Roundstone (Irish: Cloch na Rón) is a village in Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, located on the west coast of Ireland. The town of Clifden is nearby to the north.
The anglicised name is an error on the part of the British colonial Ordnance Survey or who translated the village name; while Cloch certainly means Stone or Rock, Rón means Seal, not Round.
The village has a thriving centre for designer/makers, including a bodhran (goat-skin drum) maker and a map maker.
Alcock and Brown, the first nonstop transatlantic fliers, crash landed in the blanket bog between Roundstone and Clifden.
[edit] External links
- Roundstone's official website. Information about Roundstone, events, art, community and all other relevant topic areas.
- Roundstone An tourist information site for Roundstone Connemara. Includes an accommodation guide and links to this beautiful part of Ireland.
- The annual Roundstone Art's Week.
- Bodhrán manufacture in Roundstone.
- Roundstone Summerfest is an annual 4-day festival held around the middle of August. It includes events for both young and old. Profits are donated to the RNLI Lifeboats.
- The Stable Art Gallery.
- O'Dowds Bar.
- Map-makers and geographers designing and making maps in Roundstone of the Aran Islands, the Mountains of Connemara and the Western Way.
