Oranmore, like the other towns and villages near
Galway, is fast becoming a dormitory town for the city.
Situated on the eastern side of Galway Bay, it lies under
the shadow of a restored Clanricarde Burke castle, which saw
action in the Civil and Cromwellian wars of the 17th
century. Opposite it, beside the Galway road, lies a
megalithic, or large stone tomb, of a type classed as a
boulder dolmen, dating perhaps, to 2,000 B.C. A more recent
monument, a statue of a freedom fighter, stands at the main
corner in the town.
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Galway regional airport is nearby, in neighbouring Carnmore.
Renville Forest Park, just outside the village, is an ideal
destination for all the family.
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