Glenhest
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Glenhest
Gleann Hoiste Gleann Oistín | |
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Village | |
  Glenhest Location in Ireland | |
| 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] The nearest town is Newport, 9 km to the south-west. Castlebar is 13 km to the south-east (22 km by road).
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]
