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The town of Woodford
Is situated in a scenic area of South East County Galway, bounded on
the one side by the River Shannon and on the other side by the
Slieve Aughty mountains.
The Woodford River, a tributary of the Shannon, flows by the town
and is forded there by a fine triple arched stone bridge. Just above
the bridge the river is dammed and broadens out into a small
artificial lake called Woodford Bay or simply "The Bay". During the
last century and the early part of this century this served as a
source of water power, which powered a corn mill by day and provided
electric light for the town by night.
The nature reserves of Derrycrag, Derrygill and Rosturra incorporate
two millennium project plantations. Woodford also has Loughatorick
Lake, where a Mass Rock from penal times is situated. A Stone Circle
from 1200BC can be found off the Loughrea Road, and there is an old
Church of Ireland cemetery in the centre of Woodford.
The heritage centre at Woodford is always delighted to assist
visitors in tracing their ancestors in the east Galway area and many
of the church records have now been put on a computer data base.
Woodford is less than three hours drive from Dublin and has many
amenities. There are two golf courses within eight miles of the
town, at Curra and Portumna, and there is fishing and boating on the
Shannon. The area is good for walking including woodland walks.
Woodford is strategically placed for travelling on to other scenic
areas of Galway and Connemara and also to West Clare with its
beautiful scenery and traditional music, which Woodford shares. |
Woodford Holiday Homes - County Galway, Ireland