Transport
- Oranmore railway station opened on August 1, 1851 and finally closed on June 17, 1963. The station is due to reopen in 2013 as part of the Transport 21 scheme.
- Bus Éireann, Citylink and Nestor Bus services through Oranmore serve Galway, Dublin, Cork and Dublin and Shannon Airports.
- Oranmore village is located near the old N6 Galway to Dublin road and the N18/N20 from Galway to Limerick. The new M6 Motorway connects to the existing road at Doughiska and will, in the future, connect with the M18 at Glenascaul. The former N6 leading into Oranmore has been reclassified as the R446 regional road. The M18 motorway is in the planning stage and as proposed would connect to the new M6 at Rathmorrissey at a three level interchange. This road will run close to Oranmore but will not connect directly to it, and instead motorists will have to access it using the existing N18 at Kiltiernan or the M6 at Rathmorrissey.
- Oranmore aerodrome was a Royal Air Force base during World War I. It later became a civil airfield serving the city of Galway.
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