The Claddagh (Galway)

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The ancient fisherman's village of Claddagh (An Cladach), meaning 'stoney beach', lies on the western shoreline in the estuary of the River Corrib. The village was once a settlement of white washed thatched cottages, in 1855 there were 329 houses in the village. These were demolished in the 1930s and replaced with modern houses
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claddagh
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Coordinates:   53°15'58"N   9°3'24"W
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