Population centre

Inveran

Indreabhán

Inveran, locally called Inverin, is associated with writer Mícheál Ó Conghaile and the development of Cló Iar-Chonnacht.

Recorded locationInveran53.23972° N · 9.43807° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Indreabhán · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Inveran · English · main form
  • Inverin · English · main form · local name

Place & story

People & connections

A writer living in Indreabhán

The 2011 writers’ portrait project records Mícheál Ó Conghaile living in Indreabhán, having been born on Inis Treabhair. His work includes the short-story collection An Fear a Phléasc, published in 1997, and the novel Sna Fir, published in 2000. An Taibhdhearc staged three of his plays, and he became a member of Aosdána in 1998. The portrait also records his publishing company based in Indreabhán. [2]

Publishing books and recording singers

Ó Conghaile founded Cló Iar-Chonnacht in 1985 while still a university student. Alongside its books, the company initially set out to record Connemara musicians, particularly sean-nós singers. Its publishing later encompassed fiction, poetry, history and audio editions. In 2021 Ó Conghaile sold the company to its longstanding manager, Deirdre Ní Thuathail. Its present address is in An Spidéal. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Population centre
County
Galway
Barony
Moycullen
Civil parish
Killannin
Within
Inveran
Coordinates
53.23972, -9.43807 (approximate)
Logainm ID
1413583 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Inveran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Mícheál Ó Conghaile: writer portrait and biography, 15 July 2011 · COMHAR, Portráidí na Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge
  3. About Cló Iar-Chonnacht · Cló Iar-Chonnacht

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-10-14. How this page was prepared.