Furbo, County Galway
{{Short description|Village in County Galway, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Furbo
|official_name = {{native name|ga|Na Forbacha}}
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Na Forbacha (Furbogh) - geograph.org.uk - 1288433.jpg
|image_caption = Hotel and coastal road at Furbo (Na Forbacha)
|pushpin_map = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Connacht
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Galway
|established_title =
|established_date =
|unit_pref = Metric
|area_footnotes =
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|population_as_of = 2022
|population_footnotes = {{cite web|url = https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/ima/cop/2022&boundary=C04160V04929&guid=9862adca-34d7-4dda-b842-d59dfefdc82e | title = Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Na Forbacha | work = Census 2022 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | access-date = 8 December 2023 }}
|population = 868
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|53.249|-9.205|type:city_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 15
|blank_name = Irish Grid Reference
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|footnotes = Na Forbacha is the only official name. The anglicised spellings Furbo and Furbogh have no official status.
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Furbo or Furbogh (officially known as Na Forbacha in both Irish and English){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1166137.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Na Forbacha / Furbogh }} is a settlement in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 868 people. It lies along the coast, overlooking Galway Bay, in a Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) area.
Location
Furbo lies between Barna and Spiddal on the coastal R336 road.{{cite web|url = https://www.galwaybeo.ie/news/galway-news/serious-hit-run-furbo-sees-6110488| website = galwaybeo.ie | title = 'Serious' hit and run in Furbo sees pedestrian rushed to hospital | accessdate = 8 December 2023 | date = 25 October 2021 }} It is a typical Gaeltacht-style settlement with no village centre, but rather comprises around fourteen townlands, most of which run north to south from the bog to the foreshore. Furbo (officially Na Forbacha) spans the townlands of Cnocán an Bhodaigh, an Straidhp, an tSaoirsin, Baile na hAbhann, na Poillíní, Doire Uachtair, Aill an Phréacháin, an Coisméig Mór, na Forbacha Garbha, Seanadh Fhréachóg, and Cnoc na Gréine.{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/galway/na-forbacha/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Na Forbacha Electoral Division, Co. Galway | accessdate = 8 December 2023 }}
Irish language
Located in a Gaeltacht area, Irish is the main language used in the local school, church and at community meetings. The headquarters of the Gaeltacht Authority, Údarás na Gaeltachta, is located in Na Forbacha.{{cite web|url = http://www.udaras.ie/ | title = Údarás na Gaeltachta | website = udaras.ie | accessdate = 15 June 2023 | quote = Údarás na Gaeltachta, Na Forbacha, Co. na Gaillimhe }}
The figure for those who self-report as speaking Irish daily is 39%. Housing developments in the area have a requirement that 80% plus of housing units are reserved for Irish speakers.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
Amenities
Furbo has a large community pitch (the Sportlann) which is used by several sports groups. These include the local hurling club (Bearna/Na Forbacha GAA),{{cite web | url = http://bnaf.ie/index.php/the-club/location | title = Bearna/na Forbacha - Location | website = bnaf.ie | archive-date = 26 December 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211226041833/http://bnaf.ie/index.php/the-club/location | url-status = dead }} Gaelic football club (CLG Bhearna),{{fact|date=December 2023}} and soccer club (Bearna Na Forbacha Aontaithe).{{cite web|url = https://www.sacarbnaf.com/contact-us | website = sacarbnaf.com | title = Bearna Na Forbacha Aontaithe - Contact Us | accessdate = 9 December 2023 }}
The local Catholic church is Our Lady Star of the Sea church (Séipéal Mhuire Réalt na Mara). It is in the parish of Bearna & na Forbacha in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.{{cite web|url = https://www.galwaydiocese.ie/parishes/barna | website = galwaydiocese.ie | title = Parishes - Bearna & na Forbacha | accessdate = 8 December 2023 }} A mausoleum, alongside the church, dates to {{circa|1860}}.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/30409303/seipeal-mhuire-realt-na-mara-catholic-church-of-our-lady-star-of-the-sea-ballynahown-moycullen-by-na-forbacha-furbogh-galway | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website= buildingsofireland.ie | title = Séipéal Mhuire Réalt na Mara [Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea], Ballynahown (Moycullen By), Na Forbacha [Furbogh], Galway | accessdate = 8 December 2023 }}
The national (primary) school, Scoil na bhForbacha, had an enrollment of over 200 pupils as of 2023.{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/xuz5dg-fvqd1c-/| website = gov.ie | publisher = Department of Education | title = S N na bhForbacha | accessdate = 8 December 2023 | date= 20 July 2023 }}
Notable people
- John Henry Blake (1808–1882), land agent{{cite web|url = https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/25789/woodford-stood-up-to-the-power-of-lord-clanricarde | work = Galway Advertiser | title = Woodford stood up to the power of Lord Clanricarde | first = Ronnie | last = O'Gorman | date = 6 May 2010 | accessdate = 9 December 2023 }}
- Diarmuid Ó Gráinne (1950–2013), writer and journalist{{cite web|url = https://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=3065| website = ainm.ie | publisher = | title =Ó Gráinne, Diarmaid (1950–2013) | accessdate = 15 June 2023 | first = Mártan |last = Ó Ciardha| language = Irish }}
- Helenus Milmo (1908–1988), Irish lawyer in Britain and High Court judge, and member of MI5{{fact|date=June 2024}}
See also
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Category:Towns and villages in County Galway