Milltown, County Galway

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Milltown (Baile an Mhuilinn in Irish) is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the River Clare, 47 km from Galway City on the N17 road to Sligo.

Contents 1 Transport 2 Sport 3 To do 4 Famous Inhabitants 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Transport

• Milltown railway station opened on 30 April 1894 and finally closed on 17 June 1963.^[1]

[edit] Sport

• Milltown GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

[edit] To do

Milltown is famous for trout and salmon fishing. The park in the centre of Milltown has tennis courts and a playpark for children with swings and slides. There is also a 550 metre walk along the River Clare, for which the Local Development Association has won a number of awards^[2]. It also has a 4.5 km Slí na Sláinte scenic rural walk, for which it won first place in County Galway in the National Tidy Town Awards for 8 years from 1996 - 2003.

[edit] Famous Inhabitants

Milltown was the birthplace of a number of famous people:

• Richard W. Dowling(1838–1867), commander at the Second Battle of Sabine Pass in the American Civil War .
• John Birmingham(1816-1884) Astronomer, Poet & Geologist.
• M. J. Molloy(1917-1994) Playwright / Folklorist.
• Michael Lohan- one of the pioneers of the Gaelic Revival among Irish Americans at the end of the 19th century.

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

[edit] References

1. ^ Milltown station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
2. ^ Milltown Ireland Milltown Galway Milltown County Galway Milltown Co Galway

[edit] External links

• The Tuam Guide
• Sli na Slainte Walk

Coordinates: 53°36′54″N 8°54′2″W / 53.615, -8.90056