County Galway - Definition and Overview

County Galway
Area:	6,148 km²
Capital:	Galway
Code:	G
Population:	209,077 (2002)
Province:	Connacht

County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) is on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Irish province of Connacht. The city of Galway is the county's capital. County Galway contains several Gaeltacht areas where the Irish language is still spoken.

Surnames found in Galway include: Bermingham, Burke, Connolly, Conneely Donnellan, Donnelly, Joyce, Kelly, Lynch, Madden, Martyn, O'Flaherty, O'Halloran, O'Shaughnessey, Tierney, Ward, Welby.

County Galway is home to both the Twelve Bens mountain range and the Aran Islands, along with various other notable sites within the Connemara region.

Major towns include:

• Athenry
• Ballinasloe, Ballynahinch
• Clifden
• Galway City, Gort
• Headford
• Kinvara
• Loughrea
• Oranmore, Oughterard
• Roundstone
• Spiddal
• Tuam

External links

• Tourist information website (http://www.countygalway.com/)

	Traditional counties of Ireland
Connacht: Galway | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo
Munster: Clare | Cork | Kerry | Limerick | Tipperary | Waterford
Leinster: Carlow | Dublin | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow
Ulster: Antrim * | Armagh * | Cavan | Donegal | Down * | Fermanagh * | Londonderry * | Monaghan | Tyrone *
* Counties in Northern Ireland (other counties are in the Republic of Ireland)
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