Geesala

Geesala
Gaoth Sáile
Gweesalia
Village
John Millington Synge bar in Geesala
John Millington Synge bar in Geesala
Geesala is located in Ireland
Geesala
Geesala
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°06′45″N 9°53′57″W / 54.11250°N 9.89917°W / 54.11250; -9.89917
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo

Geesala or Gweesalia (in Irish, and officially, Gaoth Sáile)[1] is a small Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is on the Gweesalia peninsula in the electoral division of Rathhill, in the civil parish of Kilcommon, in the historical barony of Erris in the west of the county.

The village has a general store, pub, community centre (that contains a boxing club and cafe), post office, St Columkille's Catholic Church, playground and a hotel.[citation needed]

History

Built heritage

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include a ringfort and several reputed crannog sites in the neighbouring townlands of An Ráith, Tulachán Dubh and Dumha Locha.[2] Within the village itself, the local Catholic church was designed by architect Ralph Henry Byrne and opened in 1932.[3]

Synge connection

John Millington Synge's play, The Playboy of the Western World is reputedly set in the area,[4] and its first act is based in a fictional shebeen (unlicensed pub) in Geesala.[5][6] The play's "savage hero" is partially based on a man convicted of assaulting a woman on Achill Island in 1894, the details of which were recounted to Synge while on the Aran Islands.[7][8]

Transport

On Saturdays only, Bus Éireann route 446 links Gweesalia with Blacksod and Ballina.[9]

Sport

Geesala National School has won several county titles in Gaelic football and a number of former pupils have represented Mayo at minor, U-21 and senior levels.[citation needed] The village's boxing club has produced such boxers as Henry Coyle and Jimmy Monaghan, with some of its students achieving world titles in lightweight and bantamweight divisions.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gaoth Sáile / Gweesalia". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ Record Of Monuments And Places As Established Under Section 12 Of The National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 - County Mayo. Dublin: National Monuments And Historic Properties Service. 1996.
  3. ^ "Saint Columkille's Catholic Church, Gweesalia, Gaoth Sáile [Gweesalia], Mayo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Geesala in Co. Mayo". www.mayo-ireland.ie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Playboy 100 years on". The Mayo News. 29 January 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ Barker, Tommy (25 August 2007). "Synge House fit for a playboy". Irish Examiner.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ Byers, Jenna (6 May 2012). "Hero or villain? The gruesome tale of the 'real' Playboy of the Western World". Irish Independent.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "'The Playboy of The Western World' – John Millington Synge". www.mayo-ireland.ie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "Bus Éireann - Timetable - Route 446" (PDF). www.buseireann.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
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