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Camus, County Galway
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| Camus Camas |
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| Irish Grid Reference L963370 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Galway | |
| Elevation: | 54 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Rural: |
- 388 |
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Camus (Irish: Camas) is a village in the Connemara Gaeltacht in County Galway in the west of Ireland. It is situated between Costelloe and Maam Cross, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scrib, Gleann Trasna Leitir Moir, and Doire Bhanabh.
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The name Camus/Camas (both versions are used) may come from the shape of nearby the bay in which the tides come and go through the narrow strait at Dun Manus and enter Camus bay at an angle, i.e, cam uisce or crooked water. Camus residents are known by their nickname of Maicini (the etymology of this word is unclear, although it was common in south Conamara to give each village nicknames). Camus is also known in song as Camus na bhfoirneis (Camus of the furnaces). It is believed that a small medieval foundry was operated close to the small bridge at the centre of the area in the 18th century.
Camus is also the location for Screeb House, a former residence for the Berridge family, the local landlords in the 19th century, and also the lodge for a large system of interconnected fishing lakes. Hundreds of students from all over Ireland visit the area each summer to the famous Irish language school founded by Gearóid and Máire Denvir.[citation needed]
- The Irish language novelist, Colm Ó Ceallaigh.
- The former chief executive of Raidió na Gaeltachta, Tomás Mac Con Iomaire.
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