Rossaveal


Rossaveal or Rossaveel is a Gaeltacht village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland. It is the main ferry port for the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. It is about from Galway city.
The Irish name Ros an Mhíl means "peninsula of the whale or sea monster". The village is the home of the Ros a' Mhíl centre under Coláiste Chamuis, an Irish language immersion summer camp for teenagers. It is served by Bus Éireann route 424 from Galway. A Ferry service to the Aran Islands runs from the harbour.

Irish language

There are 1,304 people living in the Ros a’ Mhíl ED and 84% native Irish speakers.