Glenamaddy

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Glenamaddy

Total population

480

Coordinates53.61°, -8.56°

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

Overview

Glenamaddy, or Glennamaddy, is a small town in County Galway, Ireland. 50 km north-east of Galway city, it lies at the crossroads of the R362 and R364 roads. Glenamaddy became a musical focal point in Connacht during the 1960s during the showband era.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Michael McGovern

Irish poet

Michael Fitzmaurice

Irish politician

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

Nearby places in Galway

• Creggs
  8.1 mi away
• Garrafrauns
  11 mi away
• Ballygar
  11.2 mi away
• Monivea
  17 mi away · pop. 456
• Annaghdown
  25.9 mi away
• Kilcolgan
  30.3 mi away
• Ballinderreen
  32.4 mi away
• Oughterard
  33.7 mi away · pop. 1,846
• Kylemore
  35.8 mi away
• Kinvarra
  35.9 mi away
• Cornamona
  37 mi away
• Portumna
  38.2 mi away

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.

Recently spotted species

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Seen 2026-08-07

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-08-02

European Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Seen 2026-07-23

Common Club-rush

Schoenoplectus lacustris

Seen 2026-07-23

common valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Seen 2026-07-23

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-07-22

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-07-22

Great Willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

Seen 2026-07-22

Small Emperor Moth

Saturnia pavonia

Seen 2026-07-18

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

Official Identifiers