Cregmore
An Chreig Mhór
Village
Cregmore Bridge
Cregmore Bridge
Cregmore is located in Ireland
Cregmore
Cregmore
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°52′34″W / 53.3386°N 8.8762°W / 53.3386; -8.8762
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
H91
Telephone area code+353(0)91
Irish Grid ReferenceM500282

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

Cregmore National 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

References

  1. "Cregmore National School". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
  2. "Truck crashes through Galway school wall". RTÉ.ie. 28 April 2010.
  3. "Cregmore Park Golf - Golf Galway Driving Range".
  4. "Shock City debut leaves Galway ace Cunningham reaching for the stars". independent. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. 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.
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