Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo
| Founded | 1995 |
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| Founder | Treasa MacGearraigh |
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Area served
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Kilcommon parish |
| Mission | Local development |
Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo is a community development co-operative based in the peripheral, rural, Gaeltacht, North Mayo area of Ireland. It is registered with the Registry of Friendly Societies and its purpose is to promote the linguistic, cultural, infrastructural, educational and social development of the parish of Kilcommon in Erris, and to develop in an integrated and sustainable manner the material and human resources of the area. The Irish name Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo means "Caochán's Fort Co-operative, Limited". Comhar means "co-operative"; Dún refers to an ancient promontory fort; Caochán was a one-eyed king (caoch meaning "blind") of legend who resided in the fort here during the time of the Ulster Cycle of tales; Teo is short for Teoranta, meaning "limited" in Irish.
The organisation which is based in the Seanscoil (old schoolhouse) in the village of Carrowteige, co-ordinates development at local level from the bottom up, provides information and assistance to local voluntary groups in relation to developing and managing projects, sourcing funding, etc., and has worked in partnership with a number of state and semi-state agencies in its efforts to develop the parish and encourage industry such as the development, mapping and signposting of walking trails along the numerous cliffs in this parish, promoting rural tourism enterprises and development in keeping with the natural resources and traditions of this remote area of Ireland.
There are five looped walks in the area surrounding the village of Carrowteige. These vary from 3 km in length to walks which take several hours to complete. Information and detailed maps on the cliff top walking trails can be obtained in the centre in Carrowteige.
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