Corofin, County Galway

Corofin or Corrofin (Irish: Cora Finne, meaning "weir of (the) white one")[2] is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam.

Corofin

Cora Finne
Village
Corrofin Castle
Corofin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°25′00″N 8°52′48″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
627
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM424434

History

Corrofin Castle, dating to the mid-15th century, is partly in ruins.[3]

Sport

The local Gaelic football club, Corofin GAC, have won five All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships, most recently beating Kilcoo in the 2019-2020 Championship final. They also hold the record for most successive All-Ireland Club Championship titles, winning three-in-a-row between 2017 and 2020.[4] Their team of the 2010s is the most successful, winning the county title seven times, the Connacht Senior Football Championship four times and the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship five times.

Corofin does not have a hurling team.

Corofin has an athletics team, Corofin AC.

A Corofin native, Bishop Patrick Duggan of Clonfert, declined the honour of being the first patron of the GAA, giving the honour to the younger man, Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel.

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Corrofin". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "Corrofin, County Galway". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. "Corofin Castle". visitgalway.ie. Visit Galway. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. "Corofin find a little extra to banish brave Kilcoo and claim third successive All-Ireland SFC club title". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020. Corofin have become the first GAA team in either code to win a hat-trick of All-Ireland club titles
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