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| ⚫ | '''Renvyle''' or '''Rinvyle''' ({{irish place name|Rinn Mhaoile|bald peninsula}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/131026.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Database | website = logainm.ie | title = Rinn Mhaoile / Rinvyle | accessdate = 19 November 2020 }}</ref> is a [[peninsula]] and [[Electoral division (Ireland)|electoral division]] in |
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| ⚫ | '''Renvyle''' or '''Rinvyle''' ({{irish place name|Rinn Mhaoile|bald peninsula}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/131026.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Database | website = logainm.ie | title = Rinn Mhaoile / Rinvyle | accessdate = 19 November 2020 }}</ref> is a [[peninsula]] and [[Electoral division (Ireland)|electoral division]] in northwest [[Connemara]] in [[County Galway]], close to the [[border]] with [[County Mayo]] in Ireland. |
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==History== |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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[[File:Tully Mountain and Renvyle Lough. - geograph.org.uk - 71984.jpg|thumb|Tully Mountain and Renvyle Lough. Looking south from the shingle bank that separate the lough from the ocean.]] |
[[File:Tully Mountain and Renvyle Lough. - geograph.org.uk - 71984.jpg|thumb|Tully Mountain and Renvyle Lough. Looking south from the shingle bank that separate the lough from the ocean.]] |
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Renvyle is surrounded on three sides by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and by the Dawros [[river]] on the other side. It contains the villages of [[Tully, County Galway|Tully]] and [[Tully Cross]]. Renvyle is situated in the parish of Ballinakill and historically was part of the barony of [[Ballynahinch, County Galway|Ballynahinch]]. The villages of Leenane and [[Letterfrack]] are close by and Clifden is the nearest town, lying 12 miles ( |
Renvyle is surrounded on three sides by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and by the Dawros [[river]] on the other side. It contains the villages of [[Tully, County Galway|Tully]] and [[Tully Cross]]. Renvyle is situated in the parish of Ballinakill and historically was part of the barony of [[Ballynahinch, County Galway|Ballynahinch]]. The villages of Leenane and [[Letterfrack]] are close by and Clifden is the nearest town, lying 12 miles (19 km) to the south. |
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The peninsula is dominated by Letter Hill (also known as Tully Mountain) which is 356m high. The [[Twelve Bens]] Mountains are also visible, as is Mweelrea, the largest mountain in [[Connacht]]. The islands of [[Inishturk]], [[Inishbofin, County Galway|Inishbofin]], Crump, and Freachoileán lie off the rugged coastline. |
The peninsula is dominated by Letter Hill (also known as Tully Mountain) which is 356m high. The [[Twelve Bens]] Mountains are also visible, as is [[Mweelrea]], the largest mountain in [[Connacht]]. The islands of [[Inishturk]], [[Inishbofin, County Galway|Inishbofin]], Crump, and Freachoileán lie off the rugged coastline. |
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==Amenities== |
==Amenities== |
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==Renvyle House== |
==Renvyle House== |
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Renvyle House, now a hotel, is situated in Rusheenduff in West Renvyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renvyle.com/en/history_48584/|title=Renvyle House has had a long and turbulent history dating back to the 12th Century. Now an award winning four star hotel which still retains old world charm with great hospitality, dining and service.|work=renvyle.com|accessdate=30 March 2017}}</ref> It was originally single storey, with an extra storey added in the mid-19th century. The timber used in the building of the house extension was said to have been from a shipwreck in the bay.<ref>Mark Bence-Jones, Burkes guide to Country Houses, P. 241</ref> It was initially the home of the Blake family who were landlords and owned the peninsula as far as Lettergesh East in the 19th century. The house was sold before the War of Independence to surgeon, poet, novelist |
Renvyle House, now a hotel, is situated in Rusheenduff in West Renvyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renvyle.com/en/history_48584/|title=Renvyle House has had a long and turbulent history dating back to the 12th Century. Now an award winning four star hotel which still retains old world charm with great hospitality, dining and service.|work=renvyle.com|accessdate=30 March 2017}}</ref> It was originally single storey, with an extra storey added in the mid-19th century. The timber used in the building of the house extension was said to have been from a shipwreck in the bay.<ref>Mark Bence-Jones, Burkes guide to Country Houses, P. 241</ref> It was initially the home of the [[Anglo-Irish]] [[Caroline Blake|Blake family]] who were landlords<ref name=dib>{{Cite web |title=Blake, Caroline {{!}} Dictionary of Irish Biography |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/blake-caroline-a10277 |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=www.dib.ie}}</ref> and owned the peninsula as far as Lettergesh East in the 19th century. The house was sold before the [[Irish War of Independence]] to surgeon, poet, novelist and senator [[Oliver St. John Gogarty]].<ref name=dib/> It was burned to the ground during the [[Irish Civil War]] in 1923 by the [[anti-Treaty IRA]], as were many other homes of [[Irish Free State]] supporters. The house was rebuilt by Gogarty as a hotel in the 1930s.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} |
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One of [[Guglielmo Marconi|Marconi]]'s first radio receiving stations was built at Tooreena on the peninsula and operated for a short time.<ref>{{cite book|title=Connemara|author=Tim Robinson|isbn=0-9504002-5-4|work=Folding Landscapes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildatlanticway.com|title=Wild Atlantic Way Official Travel Site - Discover things to see and do|first=Failte|last=Ireland|work=wildatlanticway.com|accessdate=30 March 2017 |
One of [[Guglielmo Marconi|Marconi]]'s first radio receiving stations was built at Tooreena on the peninsula and operated for a short time.<ref>{{cite book|title=Connemara|author=Tim Robinson|isbn=0-9504002-5-4|work=Folding Landscapes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildatlanticway.com|title=Wild Atlantic Way Official Travel Site - Discover things to see and do|first=Failte|last=Ireland|work=wildatlanticway.com|accessdate=30 March 2017}}</ref> |
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==Seven Sisters of Renvyle== |
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The '''Seven Sisters of Renvyle''' were [[medieval]] [[Irish people]], said to be the daughters of a [[King of Leinster]], or a chief of [[Omey Island]]. They preached along the coast of [[Conmhaícne Mara]], lending their names to holy wells at Renvyle, [[Cleggan]], [[Aillebrack]], [[Doon Hill]], [[Maínis|Mweenish Island]] and a cursing stone. Writing in ''A Guide To Lough Corrib's Early Monastic Sites'', Anthony Previté suggests that they finally settled on [[Mason Island]].{{fact|date=February 2024}} |
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The medieval church at Renvyle Point, ''Teampaill na Seacht nInion'', is dedicated to them. It is said to have been built in thanks by a king for the cures his seven daughters received from the waters of a nearby well. [[Grace O'Malley]] at one point lived in a nearby castle. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Scaithin]] |
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* [[Ríoch]] |
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* [[Ceannanach]] |
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* [[Mathias of Inis Ní]] |
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==References== |
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==Sources== |
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* ''A Guide to Connemara's Early Christian Sites'', Anthony Previté, [[Oughterard]], 2008. {{ISBN|978 0 9560062 0 2}} |
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[[Category:Towns and villages in County Galway]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 19 February 2024
Renvyle
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Renvyle or Rinvyle (Irish: Rinn Mhaoile, meaning 'bald peninsula')[1] is a peninsula and electoral division in northwest Connemara in County Galway, close to the border with County Mayo in Ireland.
History
[edit]The ruins of the castle of Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Mhaol) can be found on the peninsula's western fringe. Close by, in Cashleen, is the ruined medieval Church of the Seven Daughters which was named after the Seven Sisters of Renvyle who preached in the area.[citation needed]
Geography
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Renvyle is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and by the Dawros river on the other side. It contains the villages of Tully and Tully Cross. Renvyle is situated in the parish of Ballinakill and historically was part of the barony of Ballynahinch. The villages of Leenane and Letterfrack are close by and Clifden is the nearest town, lying 12 miles (19 km) to the south.
The peninsula is dominated by Letter Hill (also known as Tully Mountain) which is 356m high. The Twelve Bens Mountains are also visible, as is Mweelrea, the largest mountain in Connacht. The islands of Inishturk, Inishbofin, Crump, and Freachoileán lie off the rugged coastline.
Amenities
[edit]Located in a tourist area, local facilities include a pharmacy, three primary schools, several hotels and B&Bs, a post office, supermarket and other shops, church, community centre, credit union, several pubs, horse-riding, golf course and a crèche. Several festivals take place in the area including the Connemara Mussel Festival, Bog Week and Sea Week.[citation needed]
Kylemore Abbey is also two miles away and was the main place of education for teenage girls in the area until it was closed (as a school) in 2010. Secondary school students now generally attend Clifden Community School or Coláiste Naomh Feichín, Corr na Móna. There are three national schools in the area, namely Eagle's Nest NS, Tully NS and Lettergesh NS.
Renvyle GAA, Gráinne Mhaoils and West Coast United are some of the sporting teams based in the vicinity.[citation needed]
Renvyle House
[edit]Renvyle House, now a hotel, is situated in Rusheenduff in West Renvyle.[2] It was originally single storey, with an extra storey added in the mid-19th century. The timber used in the building of the house extension was said to have been from a shipwreck in the bay.[3] It was initially the home of the Anglo-Irish Blake family who were landlords[4] and owned the peninsula as far as Lettergesh East in the 19th century. The house was sold before the Irish War of Independence to surgeon, poet, novelist and senator Oliver St. John Gogarty.[4] It was burned to the ground during the Irish Civil War in 1923 by the anti-Treaty IRA, as were many other homes of Irish Free State supporters. The house was rebuilt by Gogarty as a hotel in the 1930s.[citation needed]
One of Marconi's first radio receiving stations was built at Tooreena on the peninsula and operated for a short time.[5][6]
Seven Sisters of Renvyle
[edit]The Seven Sisters of Renvyle were medieval Irish people, said to be the daughters of a King of Leinster, or a chief of Omey Island. They preached along the coast of Conmhaícne Mara, lending their names to holy wells at Renvyle, Cleggan, Aillebrack, Doon Hill, Mweenish Island and a cursing stone. Writing in A Guide To Lough Corrib's Early Monastic Sites, Anthony Previté suggests that they finally settled on Mason Island.[citation needed]
The medieval church at Renvyle Point, Teampaill na Seacht nInion, is dedicated to them. It is said to have been built in thanks by a king for the cures his seven daughters received from the waters of a nearby well. Grace O'Malley at one point lived in a nearby castle.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rinn Mhaoile / Rinvyle". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Renvyle House has had a long and turbulent history dating back to the 12th Century. Now an award winning four star hotel which still retains old world charm with great hospitality, dining and service". renvyle.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Mark Bence-Jones, Burkes guide to Country Houses, P. 241
- ^ a b "Blake, Caroline | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Tim Robinson. Connemara. ISBN 0-9504002-5-4.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Ireland, Failte. "Wild Atlantic Way Official Travel Site - Discover things to see and do". wildatlanticway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
Sources
[edit]- A Guide to Connemara's Early Christian Sites, Anthony Previté, Oughterard, 2008. ISBN 978 0 9560062 0 2
External links
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Media related to Renvyle at Wikimedia Commons
