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Galway
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Benbaun
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County Galway ( ; gle, Contae na Gaillimhe) is a
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in
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. It is in the
West of Ireland, taking up the south of the
province
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of
Connacht
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.
There are several
Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county. The traditional county includes, and is named for, the city of
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
, but the city and county are separate local government areas, administered by the
local authorities
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of
Galway City Council
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in the urban area and
Galway County Council
Galway County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in County Galway, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housin ...
in the rest of the county.
The population of the county was 276,451 at the 2022 census.
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History
The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7000 years ago. Shell midden
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s indicate the existence of people as early as 5000 BC.
The county originally comprised several kingdoms and territories which predate the formation of the county. These kingdoms included , , , , and . County Galway became an official entity around 1569 AD. The region known as Connemara retains a distinct identity within the county, though its boundaries are unclear, and it may account for as much as one third, or as little as 20%, of the county.
The county includes a number of inhabited islands, such as the Aran Islands () and Inishbofin ().
With the arrival of Christianity
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many monasteries were built in the county. Monasteries kept written records of events in the area and of its people. These were followed by a number of law-tracts, genealogies, annals and miscellaneous accounts. Extant manuscripts containing references to Galway include:
Irish language
Nearly 20% of the population of County Galway live in the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking districts). County Galway is home to the largest Gaeltacht
( , , ) are the districts of Ireland, individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home.
The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially recog ...
Irish-speaking region in Ireland. There are over 48,000 people living within this region, which extends from Galway city westwards through Connemara. The region consists of the following Irish-speaking areas: Galway City Gaeltacht
The Achréidh na Gaillimhe (English: Galway City Gaeltacht) comprises five electoral divisions: Bearna, Baile an Bhriotaigh, An Caisleán Gearr, Mionlach and Cnoc na Cathrach. Due to its proximity to Ireland's biggest Gaeltacht, Galway
...
(parts of the city), Gaeltacht Cois Fharraige, Conamara Theas, Aran Islands, and Duiche Sheoigheach (a part of the northern Galway region known as "Joyce Country" and Maam Valley).
All schools within the Gaeltacht use the Irish language for classroom instruction. There is also a third-level constituent college of NUIG called Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge
Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge (; English: "The Irish Language University Academy") is a third level educational and research institution headquartered in Galway, Ireland. It was established as part of the University of Galway in 2004, to fu ...
in Carraroe
Carraroe (in Irish, and officially, , meaning 'the red quarter') is a village in County Galway, Ireland, in the Irish-speaking region (Gaeltacht) of Connemara. It is known for its traditional fishing boats, the Galway Hookers. Its population i ...
and Carna. Clifden is the largest town in the region. Galway City is also home to Ireland's only Irish-language theatre, Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
An Taibhdhearc is the national Irish language theatre of Ireland. It was founded in 1928.
The word ''taibhdhearc'' appears as a gloss for the Latin ''teatrum'' (theatre) in an old Irish document, derived from roots meaning "dream" and "glance ...
. There is a strong Irish-language media presence in this area too, which boasts the radio station Raidió na Gaeltachta and Foinse
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newspaper in Carraroe
Carraroe (in Irish, and officially, , meaning 'the red quarter') is a village in County Galway, Ireland, in the Irish-speaking region (Gaeltacht) of Connemara. It is known for its traditional fishing boats, the Galway Hookers. Its population i ...
and national TV station TG4
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TG4 was formerly known ...
in Baile na hAbhann
Baile na hAbhann, anglicised as Ballynahown, is a Gaeltacht village about west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Indreabhán and Casla. The name means "town of the river". The village is in the townland of Baile na hAbha ...
. The Aran Islands are also part of the Galway Gaeltacht.
According to Census 2016, there were 84,249 people in County Galway who could speak Irish. According to Census 2011, the Galway city and county Gaeltacht has a population of 48,907, of which 30,978 said they could speak Irish; 23,788 can be classed as native Irish speakers, while 7,190 speak Irish daily only within the classroom. There are 3,006 attending the ten Gaelscoil (Irish language primary schools) and three Gaelcholáiste
A Gaelcholáiste is a secondary school on the island of Ireland (in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland) located outside Gaeltacht areas, where Irish is the primary language of teaching and communication.
Gaelcholáistí are sup ...
(Irish language secondary schools) outside the Galway Gaeltacht. According to the Irish Census 2016, there are 9,445 people in the county who identify themselves as being daily Irish speakers outside the education system.
Local government and politics
Galway City Council
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and Galway County Council
Galway County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in County Galway, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housin ...
are the local authorities for the respective local government areas. The local government area of County Galway includes some suburbs of the city not within the city area. Each local authority is responsible for certain local services such as sanitation
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, planning
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and development, libraries, the collection of motor taxation, local road
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s and social housing.
Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, County Galway was divided into the urban districts of Ballinasloe and Galway
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, and the rural districts
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of Ballinasloe No. 1, Clifden, Galway, Glennamaddy, Gort, Loughrea, Mount Bellew, Oughterard, Portumna, and Tuam. Loughrea, within the rural district of Loughrea, and Tuam, within the rural district of Tuam, had town commissioners. The rural districts were abolished in 1925.
In 1937, the urban district of Galway
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became the borough of Galway, remaining part of County Galway. In 1986, the borough of Galway became the county borough
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of Galway and ceased to part of County Galway. In 2002, all county boroughs were redefined as cities.
In 2002, the urban district of Ballinasloe and the town commissioners of Loughrea and Tuam became town councils
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. All town councils in Ireland were abolished in 2014.
As part of the Northern and Western Region, Galway County Council has three representatives and Galway City Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly.
The county is part of three Dáil constituencies: Galway East (3 seats), Galway West (5 seats) and Roscommon–Galway (5 seats). It is part of the Midlands–North-West constituency for European elections
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.
Geography
County Galway is home to Na Beanna Beola ( Twelve Bens) mountain range, Na Sléibhte Mhám Toirc (the Maum Turk mountains), and the low mountains of Sliabh Echtghe (Slieve Aughty). The highest point in the county is one of the Twelve Bens, Benbaun, at 729m.
Lakes
County Galway is partly home to a number of Ireland's largest lakes including Lough Corrib
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(the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland), Lough Derg and Lough Mask. The county is also home to a large number of smaller lakes, many of which are in the Connemara region. These include Lough Anaserd
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Geography and hydrology
Lough Anaserd is about south of Clifden, near Ballyconneely. The lake has numerous rocky i ...
, Ardderry Lough
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, Aughrusbeg Lough
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Geography and hydrology
Aughrusbeg Lough lies about northwest of Clifden near the village of Cleggan. The lake is olig ...
, Ballycuirke Lough
Ballycuirke Lough (), also known as Ballyquirke Lough, is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is part of the Lough Corrib catchment in County Galway.
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Ballycuirke Lough is located about northwest of Galw ...
, Ballynahinch Lake
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Geography
Ballynahinch Lake measures about long and wide. It is located about east of Clifden and about northwest of Gal ...
, Lough Bofin, Lough Cutra
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, Derryclare Lough
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Geography
Derryclare Lough is located about east of Clifden on the N59 road. The Twelve Bens mountain range lies to the ...
, Lough Fee
Lough Fee () is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Geography
Lough Fee measures about long and wide. It is located about northeast of Clifden and just south of Killary Harbour.
Hy ...
, Glendollagh Lough
Glendollagh Lough (), also known as Garrowman Lough, is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Geography and natural history
Glendollagh Lough is located along the N59 road about east of ...
, Lough Glenicmurrin
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Wildlife
Fish on Glenicmurrin Lough include sea trout, brown trout, grilse and Arctic char
The Arctic char or Arctic charr (''Salvelinus alpinus'') is a col ...
, Lough Inagh
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Geography
Lough Inagh is located about east of Clifden on the R344 road in the Inagh Valley. The Twelve Bens range lies to the west of the ...
, Kylemore Lough, Lettercraffroe Lough
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Geography
Lettercraffroe Lough measures about long and wide. It is located about southwest of Oughterard and about nor ...
, Maumeen Lough, Lough Nafooey
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, Lough Rea
Lough Rea (), also Loughrea Lake, is a lake in Ireland, located south of Loughrea, County Galway.
Wildlife
Lough Rea is stocked with three-spined stickleback, ninespine stickleback, eel, perch, brown trout, rudd and pike.
In folklore
In the tr ...
, Ross Lake and Lough Shindilla
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Geography
Lough Shindilla measures about long and wide. It lies about northwest of Galway city on the N59 road near the vill ...
.
Climate
The location of County Galway, situated on the west coast of Ireland, allows it to be directly influenced by the Gulf Stream
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. Temperature extremes are rare and short lived, though inland areas, particularly east of the Corrib, can boast some of the highest recorded temperatures of the summer in the island of Ireland (sometimes exceeding 30 °C); though these temperatures only occur when land warmed east winds sweep the area; the opposite effect can occur in the winter. Overall, however, Galway is influenced mainly by Atlantic airstreams which bring ample rainfall in between the fleeting sunshine. Rainfall occurs in every month of the year, though the late autumn and winter months can be particularly wet as Atlantic cyclonic activity increases and passes over and around the area, and which is why Galway tends to bear the brunt of severe windstorms that can occur between August and March. The county on average receives about 1300mm of rainfall annually, though some areas along the west coast of the county can receive up to 1900mm and beyond. Extreme weather
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such as blizzards, thunderstorms, flash flooding and hail, though rare, can and do occur, particularly when air masses of continental origin are undercut by more humid and unstable Atlantic flows.
Flora and fauna
One of the least densely populated counties, County Galway harbors a variety of wildlife. The region's biodiversity is best represented by Connemara National Park
Connemara National Park ( ga, Páirc Naisiúnta Chonamara) is one of six national parks in Ireland, managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It is located in the northwest of Connemara in County Galway, on the west coast.
History
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, situated in the west of the county.
Largest settlements in County Galway (2016 Census)
# Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
, 79,934
# Tuam, 8,767
# Ballinasloe, 6,662
# Loughrea, 5,556
# Oranmore, 4,990
# Athenry, 4,445
# Gort, 2,994
Economy
According to numbers published by Galway Chamber of Commerce in early 2019, there were then 196 information and communications technology (ICT) organisations in Galway, including IBM, SAP, Oracle and Cisco. There is a number of medical device companies in the area, including Medtronic (with approximately 1,800 employees) and Boston Scientific (2,800 employees).
Sports
Gaelic games are the most popular sport in the county. Galway had traditional regions in which Gaelic football
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or hurling is played. For example, in south and eastern County Galway, in places such as Portumna, Gort, Clarinbridge and Athenry, hurling is the dominant sport with successful teams at county and national level. Most of the rest of the county is considered to be footballing territory, with most of the county players being from The Tuam area, Oughterard
Oughterard () is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The population of the town in 2016 was 1,318. It is located about northwest of Galway on the N5 ...
, Moycullen
Moycullen ( ga, Maigh Cuilinn) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of Galway city. It is near Lough Corrib, on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden, in Connemara.
Moycullen is now a satel ...
or parts of Galway city.
Galway United FC compete in the SSE Aitricity League of Ireland and plays home games in Eamonn Deacy Park
Eamonn Deacy Park, formerly known as Terryland Park, is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in the Terryland district of Galway. It is owned by the Galway Football Association and is the home ground of both Galway ...
.
Connacht Rugby
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competes in the United Rugby Championship
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is based in Galway city. The two main amateur rugby clubs in the county are Galway Corinthians RFC and Galwegians RFC
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Galwegians field over 16 teams including Senior, Junior (S ...
which compete in the All-Ireland League.
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
is also a very popular sport in Galway, a few clubs being; Galway City Harriers, Craughwell
Craughwell (historically ''Creaghmoyle'', from ) is a town and townland in County Galway, Ireland.
Name
The name Craughwell is also used as a surname, properly '' Ó Creachmhaoil'', though often anglicised as ''Craughwell'', ''Croughwell'' and ...
Athletic Club, Athenry A.C, Tuam A.C, Loughrea A.C and many others.
Notable people
* Mícheál Ó Cellaigh (fl. 1875) Irish scribe
* Tomás Ó Reaftaraigh (fl. 1899) Irish scribe
*Nicola Coughlan
Nicola Mary Coughlan (born 9 January 1987) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022) and Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–presen ...
Irish Actor
See also
* Connacht Irish
* Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and f ...
* List of monastic houses in Ireland (County Galway)
* Joyce Country
* Lord Lieutenant of Galway
This is a list of people who have held the post of Lord Lieutenant of County Galway.
There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 ...
* High Sheriff of County Galway
The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besi ...
* High Sheriff of Galway Town
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* Western Railway Corridor
* Wild Atlantic Way
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References
Select Bibliography
* Conor McNamara, 'War and Revolution in the West of Ireland, Galway 1913-22' (Irish Academic Press, 2019).
* ''History of Galway'', James Hardiman
James Hardiman (1782–1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway.
Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1820) and '' Irish Minstrelsy'' (1831), one of the f ...
, 1820
* ''Education in the Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of Kilmachduagh in the nineteenth century'', Sr. Mary de Lourdes Fahy, Convent of Mercy, Gort, 1972
*"On the Corporation Books of Galway", Trench, W.F. & Lawson, T.D., Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society Vol. 1, 1900–1901, no. 2.
*"The Lurgan canoe", Costello, T.B, JGAHS Vol. 2, 1902, no. 1.
*''Blake Family Records'', vol. 1, Martin J. Blake.
*"Portrait of Sir Valentine Blake of Menlough, 3rd Baronet (1608–1652)", anon, JGAHS Vol. 3, 1903–1904, no. 3.
*"Will of Geoffrey French of Galway, A.D. 1528", Martin J. Blake, JGAHS Vol. 4, 1905 –1906, no. 4.
*"A De Burgo silver chalice, A.D. 1494: with notes on the family of Bourke of Turlough, Co. Mayo; drawing & text."JGAHS Vol. 5, 1907–1908, no. 4.
*''Old Galway'', Maureen Donovan-O'Sullivan, 1942.
*"The Anglo-Normans in Co. Galway: the process of colonization", Patrick Holland, JGAHS Vol. 41, 1987–88.
* ''Galway: History and Society'', ed. Gerard Moran and Raymond Gillespie, Geography Publications, Dublin, 1996,
(selections below)
**"The Topography of Medieval and Early Modern Galway City";
**"From Warlords to Landlords: Political and Social Change in Galway 1540-1640";
**"Religion and the Laity in Early Modern Galway";
**"The Transfer of Power: Galway 1642-1703";
**"The Politics of Protestant ascendency: County Galway 1650-1832";
**"Landlords and Land Usage in Eighteenth Century Galway";
**"The Galway Tribes as Landowners and Gentry
**"The Response of the Poor Law to the Great Famine in County Galway
**"The Encumbered Estates Court and Galway Property 1849-58
**"Bishop John MacEvilly and the Catholic Church in Late Nineteenth Century Galway
**"Minor Famines and Relief in Galway, 1815-1925"
**"From Connacht to North America: State Aided Emigration from County Galway in the 1880s"
**"Trade Unionism in County Galway, 1898-1914"
**"Scríobhaithe Lámhscribhínni Gaeilge I nGallimh"
**"The Galway Gaeltacht, 1926-81: a Sociolinguistic Study of Continuity and Change"
*''A town tormented by the sea: Galway 1790-1914'', John Cunningham, 2004.
*''The Ploughman on the Pound Note'', Eugene Duggan, 2004.
*''Land and Revolution" - Nationalist Politics in the West of Ireland 1891 - 1921'', Fergus Campbell, 2005.
*"The de Berminghams, Barons of Athenry", Paul Mohr, JGAHS Vol. 63, 2011.
*''Clár Amhrán Mhaigh Cuilinn'', Ciarán Ó Con Cheanainn, 2011.
*''He Who Dared and Died" - The Life and Death of an SAS Original, Sergeant Chris O'Dowd MM'', Gearóid O'Dowd, 2011
*''The case of the Craughwell Prisoners during the Land War in Co. Galway, 1879–85'', Pat Finnegan, 2012
*''Loughrea, that den of infamy: The Land War in County Galway, 1879–82'', Pat Finnegan, 2014.
*''East Galway agrarian agitation and the burning of Ballydugan House, 1922'', Anne O'Riordan, 2015.
*''Rebellion in Galway - Easter Rising 1916'' Kevin Jordan, 2016.
*''The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642'', Adrian Martyn, 2016.
*''He was Galway:Máirtín Mór McDonogh, 1860–1934'', Jackie Uí Chionna, 2016.
External links
Galway County Council
The Galway Independent, a local newspaper
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Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...