What is recorded here
Monckton Hoffe is a birthplace in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Perhaps the writer born there on 26 December 1880 carried that Atlantic edge into every sentence until 1951. Maybe the region still holds the shape of his young breath.
Why this person is known: Irish writer (1880-1951)
- Birthplace
- Connemara
Places near here
Lue IslandIslet · 818 yd
Derryclare Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.0 mi
Red IslandIslet · 1.2 mi
Lough Inagh Lodgehunting/fishing lodge · 1.5 mi
Binn Dhoire ChláirMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
bridgebridge · 1.7 mi
Cnoc Lios UachtairMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
ToberfeheenHoly well · 3.3 mi
Enclosure in Doire Bhéal An MhámaEnclosure · 3.6 mi
Myrtle beechMyrtle beech · 6.0 mi
Connemara Heritage and History CentreMuseum · 6.8 mi
Ring fortHeritage attraction · 6.8 mi