Ceantar na nOileán

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Ceantar na nOileán is an Irish-speaking district in the West of County Galway. There are about 2,000 people living in the area, located 56 km west of Galway city.

In 2016, 71.7% (1,474) of the population aged 3 years and over spoke Irish daily outside the education system.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp10esil/p10esil/ilg/|title=Irish Language and the Gaeltacht - CSO - Central Statistics Office|language=en|access-date=2018-04-04}}

The islands are connected by a bridge to the mainland. The main islands are Leitir Móir, Garmna and Leitir Mealláin. The area is rich in Irish language and culture.{{cite web|title=Aspects of Education in the Gaeltacht|url=http://muintearas.com/reatha/wp-content/uploads/aspects.htm#1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129170343/http://muintearas.com/reatha/wp-content/uploads/aspects.htm%231|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|work=muintearas.com/|accessdate=1 August 2012}}

Economy

Tourism and fishing are the main sources of revenue. The land is poor and the people have always had a strong bond with sea.{{tone inline|date=June 2017}} Seaweed farming was important in the past on all of the islands especially for the production of iodine.

See also

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