quote:Townlands I would think. Many would have a fair bit of ribbon development along the main road and some prominent buildings "Séipéal na Tulaí" for example in An Tulach. I don't think any of them would be classified as a village however if by village one means An Spidéal or An Cheathrú Rua. Locally some focal point such as a shop, pub, garage or factory may be regarded as "the village" but I am not sure. They are probably the most Irish-speaking townlands in Connacht.
I'm still kicking myself for not venturing further than Ros 'a Mhíl when I was living in Ireland. I've spent much more time in north Conamara and further west in Clifden and Letterfrack. Next time south!
quote:The last one should be "Caorán na gCearc"
Sin é. Typo on my part. I have three maps. A new 2009 Collins IRELAND Road Map which shows all the Gaeltacht placenames in Irish with the English version in brackets and a smaller text size. Finally, maps are reflecting the changes resulting from the OLA and the Placenames Order.
Also have a 'Map Guide to An Ghaeltacht' from the now-defunct GaelSaoire which has sections for all the Gaeltacht regions. And the Slí Chonamara map from Údarás na Gaeltachta which is based on the OS series. It's the only one of the three which shows Caorán na gCearc.
quote:Danny, maybe you'd find answers on the website Logainmneacha (.ie ?)
http://www.logainm.ie/ is excellent and I have used it sometimes, but I wanted to hear from people who live in Conamara or those who have travelled extensively in south Conamara. But yeah, it would appear that most are townlands.