Cashel, County Galway until the rule of James II of England. In 1969, the Général de Gaulle spent two weeks in Cashel, after he resigned the presidency of France, in Cashel House Hotel. Cashel, County Galway Cashel () is a village in County Galway, in the province of Connacht, Ireland. It is located west of Galway city and southeast of Clifden, on the coast. The name "Cashel" derives from the Irish "Caiseal", referring to the stone ringfort surrounding the old part of the cemetery in Caiseal Ard/High Cashel, whose remains lie on the slope of a mountain about 1 km north-east of the
Corofin, County Galway Semi-Final had it overturned for the All-Ireland and was awarded Man of the Match Corofin doesn't have a hurling team. Corofin also has an athletics team, Corofin AC A Corofin native, Bishop Patrick Duggan of Clonfert, declined the honour of being the first patron of the GAA, giving the honour to the younger man, Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel. Corofin, County Galway Corofin () is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam. Corofin Castle is approximately 600 years old although is partly in ruins. The local Gaelic football club,