About Connemara West
Connemara West plc is a community development company based in Letterfrack in the heart of Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland. Established in 1971, initially to promote a self-catering tourism project at Tullycross, Renvyle Thatched Cottages, it is now an integral part of the Connemara community.
It counts Teach Ceoil in Tully, Conservation Letterfrack, GMIT Letterfrack, and Connemara Community Radio as some of the local projects and partnerships in which it is involved. It also provides services to the local community through the Connemara West Centre, which is located in the former St Joseph’s Industrial School in Letterfrack. Community services provided by Connemara West include the Tigh na nÓg crèche, sports facilities in Letterfrack and administrative services through the community office.
Latest News
Connemara West launch ambitious graveyard mapping project
Connemara West are launching a graveyard mapping project to record the memorials and heritage of the local graveyards and burial grounds in the Parish of Ballinakill. This is an ambitious plan to record and digitally […]
Connemara West welcomes publication of ‘Our Rural Future’
Connemara West welcomes the publication of Ireland’s new rural development strategy ‘Our Rural
Future’, which was launched by Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD and Minister for Rural and Community
Development Heather Humphreys TD on Monday March 29th
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“The emphasis […]