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Newbridge, County Galway

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Village in County Galway, Ireland
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Stone marker on 63 as you enter the town of Newbridge
Local pub, The Shiven Inn, is located next to a general store

Newbridge is a small rural village in County Galway, Ireland. It is on the N63 road which runs between Galway city and Longford town. By road, the village and is 55 km from Galway city and 25 km from Roscommon town.

The village has had various names in Irish such as "An Droichead Nua" (meaning "new bridge") as used officially, but there are also "Gort an Iomaire" and "Cruffan". The English name Newbridge comes from the village's bridge over the Shiven River.

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53°30′30″N 8°25′46″W / 53.50833°N 8.42944°W / 53.50833; -8.42944

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