Furbo, County Galway

Furbo or Furbogh (officially known as Na Forbacha in both Irish and English)[2] is a settlement in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

[1] It lies along the coast, overlooking Galway Bay, in a Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) area.

[3] It is a typical Gaeltacht-style settlement with no village centre, but rather comprises around fourteen townlands, most of which run north to south from the bog to the foreshore.

[4] Located in a Gaeltacht area, Irish is the main language used in the local school, church and at community meetings.

It is in the parish of Bearna & na Forbacha in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.