Caltra (Irish: An Chealtrach or Cealtrach na Pailíse meaning "burial-ground of the palisade")[1][2] is a townland and village on the R358 regional road in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Caltra had a population of 115 people.[3]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, fosse and enclosure sites in the townlands of Caltra, Lisnagree and Lislea.[4] The Roman Catholic church in the village is dedicated to Saint Solan.[5] It was built c. 1840 on the site of an earlier friary,[4] and extended in the late 1930s by W.H. Byrne & Sons architects.[5]
Sport
The local Gaelic football club, Caltra GAA, won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship for the 2003–04 season.[6]
People
- Eamon Gilmore, born in Caltra, is a former leader of the Labour Party.[7]
- Michael Meehan, inter-county footballer for Galway.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Joyce, P.W. (1910). The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places. London: Longmans, Green.
- ^ "An Chealtrach / Caltra". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "CD155 - Galway Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
Caltra, Caltra, Co. Galway [..] 115
- ^ a b Alcock, Olive; De hÓra, Kathy; Gosling, Paul, eds. (1999). Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway. Dublin: Government Stationery Office.
- ^ a b "Saint Solan's Church, Caltra, Caltra, Galway". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Caltra edge out An Ghaeltacht in final". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 17 March 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore Honoured At Caltra Reception". connachttribune.ie. Connacht Tribune. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Michael Meehan retires from intercounty football". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2022.