Maree Badminton Club, Maree Basketball Club, Oranmore Judo Club and Galway Bay Sailing Club. The latter is based in Renville, Oranmore. Junior "Park Run" events are run on Sunday mornings. People Joseph Henry Blake, nobleman and socialist, grew up on a nearby estate in Treanlaur, Maree. Thomas Nicholas Redington, Irish politician, born here. Joe Howley, Irishman involved in the struggle for Irish Independence, was killed by the British in December 1920. A statue stands in Oranmore in his honour. Bill King, round-the-world sailor and owner of Oranmore Castle. Célestin Lainé, leader of the Bezen Perrot lived there after World War II Aaron Connolly, professional Premier League footballer Nicola Coughlan, Irish actress starring as Clare in Derry Girls and Penelope in Bridgerton Niall Burke, Galway hurler See also List of towns and villages in Ireland References External links Oranmore community page Towns and villages in County Galway