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Glenhest
Gleann Hoiste Gleann Oistín | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°56′N 9°26′W / 53.94°N 9.44°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]
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]
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]