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Rossaveal or Rossaveel (Irish: Ros an Mhíl or Ros a' Mhíl) is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland. It is the main ferry port for the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. It is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Galway city.

Rossaveal
Ros an Mhíl
Village
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°16′15″N 9°33′04″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceL965255
Ros an Mhíl is the only official name.

The Irish name Ros an Mhíl means "peninsula (or wood) of the whale (or sea monster)".[1] It may also mean "the wooded hill".[2][3] The village is the home of the Ros a' Mhíl centre under Coláiste Chamuis, an Irish language immersion summer camp for teenagers. It is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway.[4] A ferry service to the Aran Islands runs from the harbour.[citation needed]


Irish language


Rossaveel Harbour
Rossaveel Harbour

As of the 2011 census, there were 208 people living in Ros an Mhíl townland, with 73% of these speaking Irish daily.[5]


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References


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  1. "Rossaveel/Ros an Mhíl (see scanned records)". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Walk - Ros an Mhíl". Development Association of the Chois Fharraige Gaeltacht Area.
  3. "Rossaveel (Rossaveal)". A Community History Website for Oughterard. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. "GALWAY - CARRAROE - LETTERMULLEN/CARNA 424" (PDF). Bus Éireann. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. Foley, N.S., Curtin, R., Jackson, E., Keatinge, M., Maloney, D., Nolan, C. and Tyndall, P. (2013). An Economic Survey to Determine the Level of Seafood Activity and Establish its Economic Importance to the Area of Ros an Mhíl. Ros an Mhíl Case Study Report (PDF). Fisheries Economics Group (Report). Bord Iascaigh Mhara. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2020.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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На других языках

- [en] Rossaveal

[ru] Россавил

Россавил[1] (англ. Rossaveal; ирл. Ros an Mhíl)[2] — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Голуэй (провинция Коннахт). Является частью Гэлтахта.


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