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Eyrecourt is connected with one bus line. The local link line 547 connects Portumna and Ballinasloe with an intermediate stop in Eyrecourt. In Ballinasloe, the route ends at the train station where a connection can be made with trains for Galway and Dublin. Monday to Saturday, there are four journeys
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Within Dunanaughta there are two churches; the Catholic Church of St Brendan which has some notable stained glass windows, (the work of John Early of Dublin) and the Church of Ireland Church of St John the Baptist (an Anglo Gothic structure built in 1867).
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Every second year in June the village hosts a festival of early machinery, the "Eyrecourt Vintage Festival", when old tractors, steam-engines and early farm machines are displayed. Each September Eyrecourt also hosts an
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The parish of Eyrecourt in south east County Galway incorporates the ancient ecclesiastical centres of Dunanaughta, Clonfert and
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Eyrecourt is approximately 70 km (1 hour by car) from Galway and 150 km (2 hours by car) from Dublin.
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has the oldest Catholic church in Ireland with continuous use since 1414 AD.
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and is bounded by the Rivers Shannon and Suck for 16 miles (26 km).
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after whom the village is named, as well as other places such as
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List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland
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in each direction. On Sundays, only two journeys are made.
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Main Street, Eyrecourt
Eyrecourt is located in Ireland
53°12′00″N 8°07′55″W / 53.2°N 8.132°W / 53.2; -8.132
Ireland
Province
Connacht
County
County Galway
Time zone
UTC+0
WET
DST
UTC-1
IST
WEST
Irish Grid Reference
M911163
Irish
County Galway
Ireland
R356
regional road
Banagher bridge
River Shannon
Eyres
Eyre Square
Galway City
Eyrecourt Castle
Beara-Breifne Way
Meelick-Eyrecourt GAA club

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