Clifden, County Galway
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Clifden, County Galway is a coastal town in western Ireland known as the "Capital of Connemara" and as the landing site of the first non-stop transatlantic flight.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clifden, County Galway canonical | 2 |
| Clifden, Ireland | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Galway County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthur Whitten Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guglielmo Marconi NERFINISHED ⓘ John Alcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 78 km west of Galway city ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John D'Arcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
angling
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
guesthouses
ⓘ
hotels ⓘ marina ⓘ primary schools ⓘ pubs ⓘ restaurants ⓘ secondary school ⓘ |
| hasHarbour | Clifden Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | landing of first non-stop transatlantic flight by Alcock and Brown ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
fishing
ⓘ
retail services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Alcock and Brown memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christ Church Clifden NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifden Castle (ruin) NERFINISHED ⓘ St Joseph's Church Clifden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Marconi wireless station site at Derrigimlagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayHistory | former terminus of the Clifden branch line ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Owenglen River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | N59 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Clifden Arts Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clifden Traditional Music Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the Capital of Connemara
ⓘ
first non-stop transatlantic flight landing site ⓘ |
| languageRegion | English-speaking majority ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connemara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ West of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| near |
Connemara National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sky Road scenic route NERFINISHED ⓘ Twelve Bens mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Capital of Connemara ⓘ |
| railwayLineClosed | 1935 ⓘ |
| railwayLineOpened | 1895 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Clifden, Ireland