Cregmore
An Chreig Mhór | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Cregmore Bridge | |
  Cregmore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°52′34″W / 53.3386°N 8.8762°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | H91 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)91 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M500282 |
Cregmore (Irish: An Chreig Mhór, meaning 'big rock') is a small rural area situated in the parish of Lackagh, County Galway, Ireland.
Cregmore is home to a soccer club, a primary school and a golf course. The name of the locality is derived from the Irish An Chreig Mhór roughly translating to 'big rock'; a reference to a steep in the area.
Facilities
Primary school
A hedge school provided for the educational needs of the young people of Cregmore up until the mid-1800s. A Mr. Murphy used to gather the children into a circle in the middle of an old house, charging them a penny for the service. They were taught basic reading and writing skills. In July 1933, a new school, Cregmore N.S.,[1] opened at Cregmore Cross. The school welcomed 108 pupils that first day; from the ages of three and a half to fifteen years.
The school was extended over the years and made way for the present building in 1980. In 2010, a truck collided with several parked vehicles at the school; No injuries occurred.[2]
Soccer club
In 1994, the first Cregmore N.S. soccer team took part in the Galway National Schools SFAI Snickers competition where they managed to reach the semi-finals. At a meeting in Cregmore N.S. on 17 July 1996, Cregmore F.C. was officially formed. It was decided to enter several underage teams in the Galway & District League. Red and black was chosen as the colours for Cregmore F.C. teams, with red as the predominant colour. The emblem for the new club was designed to include a depiction of the river and arches at Cregmore Bridge as the River Clare.
Golf club
Cregmore Park Golf Club[3] opened for play in June 2007. It is a 7,078 yard, par 72 championship course designed by Arthur Spring. It is located on the eastern outskirts of Galway City. The course contains 2 lakes; which come into play on 3 holes, as well as 82 bunkers and 3,000 trees.
Notable people
- Greg Cunningham, association footballer[4]
- Ryan Manning, association footballer[5]
- Hector Ó hEochagáin, television and radio presenter
References
- ↑ "Cregmore National School". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Truck crashes through Galway school wall". RTÉ.ie. 28 April 2010.
- ↑ "Cregmore Park Golf - Golf Galway Driving Range".
- ↑ "Shock City debut leaves Galway ace Cunningham reaching for the stars". independent. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ↑ O'Hehir, Paul (17 December 2014). "Young Irish striker Ryan Manning's move to QPR has moved a step closer". irishmirror. Retrieved 11 May 2020.