Camus

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Camus

Coordinates53.38°, -9.55°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland. It is between Casla and An Teach Dóite, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scríob, Gleann Trasna, Leitir Móir, and Doire Bhainbh.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Áine Brady

Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1954)

Frank Fahy

Irish politician (1880-1953)

Mary Coughlan

Irish jazz and folk singer and actress

R. Luke Concanen

Catholic bishop

Robert O'Hara Burke

Australian explorer (1821–1861)

Richard Kirwan

Irish geologist and chemist (1733-1812)

P

Patrick Nee

American organized crime figure

Dominick Daly

Governor of Prince Edward Island (1854-1859), and South Australia (1862-1868)

Edward Martyn

Irish nationalist and cultural activist (1859-1923)

John Conness

American politician (1821-1909)

Violet Florence Martin

Irish writer (1862–1915)

S

Seán Kenny

Irish politician

T

Tony Kett

Irish politician (1951–2009)

M

Maeve Donnelly

Irish violinist

Dolores Keane

Irish singer

J

Joe Cooley

musician (1924–1973)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Galway

• Béal an Daingin
  5.3 mi away
• Carraroe
  8.2 mi away · pop. 725
• Kilkieran
  8.5 mi away
• Tír an Fhia
  8.8 mi away
• Baile na hAbhann
  9.7 mi away
• Oughterard
  9.9 mi away · pop. 1,846
• Cornamona
  10.3 mi away
• Inverin
  11.8 mi away
• Lettermullan
  12 mi away
• Carna
  12.4 mi away
• Spiddal
  13.6 mi away · pop. 254
• Roundstone
  15.4 mi away · pop. 231

Browse all places in Galway →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Camus

The experience of literature

Lionel Trilling · 1967

Perrine's literature -- Tenth Edition

Thomas R. Arp · 2009

The Story and Its Writer -- Ninth Edition

Ann Charters · 2015

Books are made out of books

Michael Lynn Crews · 2017

The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition

Ann Charters · 1995

Fictions--Second Edition

Joseph F. Trimmer · 1988

Exploring Literature -- Fourth Edition

Frank Madden · 2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Channelled Wrack

Pelvetia canaliculata

Seen 2026-09-18

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-15

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-04

Lesser Spearwort

Ranunculus flammula

Seen 2026-09-04

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-09-04

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-09-02

Garden Lady's-mantle

Alchemilla mollis

Seen 2026-09-01

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Seen 2026-09-01

Himalayan honeysuckle

Leycesteria formosa

Seen 2026-09-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).