Casla

Casla
Village
Casla

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°17′27″N 9°32′49″W / 53.29083°N 9.54694°WCoordinates: 53°17′27″N 9°32′49″W / 53.29083°N 9.54694°W
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Galway
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Irish Grid Reference L968278
Casla is the only official name. The English name Costelloe has no official status.

Casla [1] is a Gaeltacht village between Indreabhán (Inverin) and An Cheathrú Rua (Carraroe) in western County Galway, Ireland. It lies on the R336 road beside Clynagh Bay. Casla is the headquarters of RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Casla means "(twisting) creek" or "inlet from the sea" in Irish.[2]

It is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway City.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Casla. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved: 2011-01-04.
  2. ↑ Carnie, Andrew. Irish nouns: a reference guide. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-921375-7 p167