Glenhest

Glenhest Gleann Hoiste Gleann Oistín
Village
Glenhest Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°56′N 9°26′W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Glenhest (Irish: Gleann Hoiste^[1] or Gleann Oistín)^[2] is a small village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located near Lough Beltra and the Nephin Mountains.^[2]

Amenities

Glenhest has a primary (national) school, officially known as Cloondaff National School, but commonly referred to as Glenhest National School.^[3] Two teachers look after the classes from infants to sixth class.^[3]

The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built in 1838.^[4]

Demographics

The electoral division in which the village is located, also called Glenhest, had a population of 248 as of the 2016 census.^[5] This was an increase from the 2011 census (which recorded 235 inhabitants) and the 2006 census (228 people).^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "Gleann Hoiste / Glenhest". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
2. "Glenhest – Gleann Oistín". glenhest.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
3. "Curriculum Evaluation Report - Cloondaff N S - Glenhest, Newport, Co Mayo" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 7 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2021.
4. "Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Glenhest latterly Gleann Hoiste or Gleann Oistín, County Mayo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
5. "Sapmap Area - Electoral Division - Glenhest". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

External links

• Glenhest website