Caltra

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Caltra
Cealltrach / Cealltrach na Pailíse
Town
Caltra
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°26′00″N 8°26′00″W / 53.4333°N 8.4333°W / 53.4333; -8.4333Coordinates: 53°26′00″N 8°26′00″W / 53.4333°N 8.4333°W / 53.4333; -8.4333
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Galway
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference M708428
Caltra

Caltra (Irish: An Chealtrach or Cealltrach na Pailíse meaning "Friary of the cells") is a village on the R358 regional road in County Galway, Ireland.

Sport

Caltra GAA club has been very successful in recent years, winning the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 2004.

People

Eamon Gilmore, born in Caltra is the current leader of the Labour Party. Michael Meehan, Inter-County footballer for Galway.

See also

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