placenamesCornamona
Corr na Móna
Cornamona, or Corr na Móna, combines a long record of farming and schooling with a more recent place in Irish-language cinema.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Corr na Móna · Irish · main form · validated name
- Cornamona · English · main form
Place & story
The scattered village
The 1838 field-name books described Cornamona as small and scattered, with oats, potatoes, pasture and bog among its surroundings. Galway County Heritage Office’s study records the river flowing through the locality into Lough Corrib and the bridge marking the boundary with Carrick West. [2]
Schools and households
The 1855 valuation recorded both a national school and a Church Education Society school. By 1901, farming remained closely connected with other occupations: Thomas Walsh combined farming with blacksmithing, while Mary Varilly farmed and kept a public house. Her household occupied the building later known as Tí Mháille. [2]
A film location
The Irish-language feature Foscadh was filmed in Corr na Móna. Written and directed by Seán Breathnach and produced by Magamedia, it featured Dónall Ó Héalaí, Fionnuala Flaherty and Cillian Ó Gairbhí. The film became Ireland’s entry for the 2022 international feature Oscar. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cornamona. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Cornamona · Galway County Heritage Office
- Foscadh · Cine4
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2016-12-19. How this page was prepared.