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Ahascragh
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Ahascragh () is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is located north-west of Ballinasloe on the Ahascragh/Bunowen River, a tributary of the River Suck. The R358 regional road passes through the village. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 186 people. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

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Place details

Region
Connacht
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
195

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Ahascragh
Settlement.native_name_lang
ga
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Ahascragh.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Street in Ahascragh in 2008
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Connacht
Settlement.subdivision_type3
County
Settlement.subdivision_name3
County Galway
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
186
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Population
186
Image
Ahascragh.JPG
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Commons category
Ahascragh
Irish Grid Reference
M775386
native label
Áth Eascrach
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  • Early history
  • Estates
  • Education
  • Sport and leisure
  • Popular culture
  • People
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Ahascragh () is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is located north-west of Ballinasloe on the Ahascragh/Bunowen River, a tributary of the River Suck. The R358 regional road passes through the village. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 186 people. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

==History== ===Early history=== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes ringfort, souterrain and holy well sites in the townlands of Weston, Ahascragh East and Ahascragh West.

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