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Galway

[ gawl-wey ]

noun

  1. a county in S Connaught, in W Republic of Ireland. 2,293 sq. mi. (5,940 sq. km).
  2. its county seat: a seaport in the W part.


Galway

/ ˈɡɔːlweɪ /

noun

  1. a county of W Republic of Ireland, in S Connacht, on Galway Bay and the Atlantic: it has a deeply indented coastline and many offshore islands, including the Aran Islands. County town: Galway. Pop: 209 077 (2002). Area: 5939 sq km (2293 sq miles)
  2. a port in W Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Galway, on Galway Bay: important fisheries (esp for salmon). Pop: 66 163 (2002)
  3. a breed of sheep with long wool, originally from W Ireland Former nameRoscommon


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These islands aren’t far off the mainland, maybe 5 to 10 miles, and if you’re walking on the side of Inishmore that faces the mainland, you can easily see the mountains of Galway.

In 2012, Savita Halappanavar, age 31 and 17 weeks pregnant, went to a hospital in Galway, Ireland.

It was filmed in a real village, Cong [in the west of Ireland, straddling the borders of Counties Mayo and Galway].

On Oct. 21, the Indian-born woman went to Galway University Hospital with a back pain.

Prince Harry could be coming to the Irish city of Galway later this year.

From the mean streets of Galway comes one of the darkest and most underrated Irish crime writers.

The mayor kept the thick walnut-clad television set in his office burning constantly, like a peet fire in a cottage in Galway.

I should judge from the streets that not more than one-fourth of the females of Galway belong to the shoe-wearing aristocracy.

The old stage-road from Dublin to Galway measures 133 miles, or nearly seven more than the Railroad.

Ballinasloe station is on the main line to Galway, 34 miles distant from the “City of the Tribes.”

Galway is the principal western terminus of the Midland railway.

Galway is the gateway to Connemara, and Connemara is one of the best places under the sun for a healthy and enjoyable holiday.

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