Eyrecourt

Eyrecourt Dún an Uchta
Village
Main Street, Eyrecourt
Eyrecourt Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°12′00″N 8°07′55″W / 53.2°N 8.132°W / 53.2; -8.132Coordinates: 53°12′00″N 8°07′55″W / 53.2°N 8.132°W / 53.2; -8.132
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Galway
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	292
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	M911163

Eyrecourt, historically known as Donanaghta (Irish: Dún an Uchta), is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Eyrecourt is on the R356 regional road 12 km west of the Banagher bridge over the River Shannon.

The Eyres after whom the village is named, as well as other places such as Eyre Square in Galway City, were an English family who came over with Cromwell. Their former residence, Eyrecourt Castle (now a ruin), provides the large metal gateway at the eastern end of main street and the 100-acre (0.40 km²) castle lawn beyond. The family were for many years closely associated with the local hunt, the Galway Blazers.

The village stands midway along the Beara-Breifne Way; an historic Waymarked Way for walking, cycling and heritage. Eyrecourt is served by two public houses, a post office, library, shop, garage and fast food outlet, pharmacy, tractor dealership, medical centre, primary school, several small enterprises and the Meelick-Eyrecourt GAA club. Various groups and classes use the village hall, including for Pilates, martial arts, scouting, art classes, badminton and other sports. Local sporting clubs include a kayaking club.

Every second year in June the village hosts a festival of early machinery, the "Eyrecourt Vintage Festival", when old tractors, steam-engines and early farm machines are displayed. Each September Eyrecourt also hosts an agricultural show, which includes livestock shows and baking and gardening competitions.

Eyrecourt is approximately 70 km (1 hour by car) from Galway and 150 km (2 hours by car) from Dublin.

Eyrecourt is twinned with the village of Gouesnach in Brittany.