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unusual facts about St Raphael’s, Loughrea



Anthony McHugo

However, he was a likely descendant of Chief of the Name Edmond MacHugo, several of whose descendants were clergy in the Loughrea-Portumna area.

CIE 611 Class

They went into traffic in various parts of the country, as shunting engines at smaller depots such as Dublin's North City Mills siding, and branch line duties such as between Attymon and Loughrea.

Imelda Hobbins

She won an All Ireland minor medal with Galway in 1986, captained the Cyril Farrell trained St Raphael’s, Loughrea team to the 1988 All-Ireland schools championship, scoring 1-10 in the final against FCJ Bunclody, and scored two goals as Galway beat Limerick 3-4 to 1-5 in the 1988 All Ireland junior final.

Loughrea

The lake is listed as a site of international importance for the Shoveler and a site of national importance for the Coot and Tufted Duck.

They also reached the 2007 All-Ireland Club Hurling Championship final, but lost out to Ballyhale Shamrocks.

Rifamycin

Streptomyces mediterranei was first isolated in 1957 from a soil sample collected near the beach-side town of St Raphael in southern France.

Robin Lawless

Members of the Lawless family of Connacht would later hold lands "in the west of County Mayo, broadly in the area between Castlebar and Westport, with claims on Inishbofin and Inishark and a relationship with the Manor of Loughrea in County Galway. It is in these general areas that bearers of the name are still to be found in the 21st century." (p. 91, Martyn, 2011).


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