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County Galway

Index County Galway

County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. [1]

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Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge

Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge (English: The Irish Language University Academy) was established under the patronage of NUI Galway in 2004, to develop Irish-medium education.

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Ahascragh

Ahascragh is a village in east Galway, Ireland.

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Aidhne

Aidhne, also known as Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne, Maigh Aidhne / Maigh nAidhne ("Plain (of) Aidhne"), was the territory of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, a tuath (tribal kingdom) located in the south of what is now County Galway in the south of Connacht, Ireland.

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Air mass

In meteorology, an air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content.

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All-Ireland League (rugby union)

The All-Ireland League (AIL), known for sponsorship reasons as the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League, is the national league system for the 50 senior rugby union clubs in Ireland, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Annaghdown

Annaghdown is a parish in County Galway, Ireland.

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Annals of Connacht

The Annals of Connacht, covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin.

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Annals of Loch Cé

The Annals of Loch Cé (also Annals of Lough Cé) cover events, mainly in Connacht and its neighbouring regions, from 1014 to 1590.

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Annals of the Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history.

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Aran Islands

The Aran Islands (Oileáin Árann—pronunciation) or The Arans (na hÁrainneacha—) are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland, with a total area of about.

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Ardderry Lough

Ardderry Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Ardrahan

Ardrahan is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Athenry

Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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Aughrim, County Galway

Aughrim is a small village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Aughrusbeg Lough

Aughrusbeg Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Baile na hAbhann, County Galway

Baile na hAbhann (anglicized as Ballynahown) is a Gaeltacht village and townland about 31 km west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Inverin (Indreabhán) and Casla.

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Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway Ireland.

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Ballinderreen

Ballinderreen is a village located on the N67 route between Kilcolgan and Kinvara in south County Galway, in Ireland.

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Ballybrit Racecourse

Ballybrit Race Track (also known as Galway Racecourse) is a horse race course in County Galway, Ireland.

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Ballyconneely

Ballyconneely is a small ribbon development in west Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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Ballycuirke Lough

Ballycuirke Lough, also known as Ballyquirke Lough, is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Ballygar

Ballygar is a town in County Galway, Ireland.

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Ballymacward

Ballymacward is a village in County Galway, Ireland, on the R359 regional road between the main road and rail networks which traverse east-west, 15 miles from Ballinasloe and approximately 30 miles from Galway City.

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Ballymoe

Ballymoe (historically Bellamoe, from) is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Ballynahinch Lake

Ballynahinch Lake is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Ballynahinch, County Galway

Ballynahinch or Ballinahinch is situated close to Recess in County Galway in the west of Ireland, on the road from Recess to Roundstone.

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Barna

Bearna (anglicized as Barna) is a coastal village in Connemara, west of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road.

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Bealadangan

Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin (anglicized as Bealadangan) is a small Gaeltacht village in the heart of Connemara (Conamara), County Galway, Ireland.

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Belclare

Belclare is a small village in County Galway, western Ireland.

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Book of the de Burgos

The Book of the de Burgos, or Book of the Burkes, is a late 16th-century Gaelic illuminated manuscript.

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Bullaun, County Galway

Bullaun is a village in east County Galway, Republic of Ireland.

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Camus, County Galway

Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland.

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Car

A car (or automobile) is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation.

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Carna, County Galway

Carna is a small area in Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland.

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Carnmore

Carnmore is located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately east of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland.

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Carraroe

Carraroe (its official name) is a village in County Galway, Ireland, in the Irish-speaking region (Gaeltacht) of Connemara, famous for its traditional fishing boats known as Galway Hookers.

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Casla

Casla (Costello or Costelloe) is a Gaeltacht village between Indreabhán (Inverin) and An Cheathrú Rua (Carraroe) in western County Galway, Ireland.

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Castleblakeney

Castleblakeney or Castleblakeny, historically Gallagh, is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Castlegar, County Galway

Castlegar (An Caisleán Gearr) is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, located just outside the city of Galway.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Claregalway

Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe (anglicized Claregalway) is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway in County Galway, Ireland.

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Clarinbridge

Clarinbridge is a small village, approximately 15 minutes drive south of Galway, Ireland in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh.

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Cleggan

Cleggan (meaning head) is a picturesque fishing village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Clifden

Clifden (meaning "stepping stones") is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay.

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Clonbur

An Fhairche (called Clonbur in English) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Clonfert

Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna.

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Conamara Theas

Conamara Theas is an Irish-speaking district in the West of County Galway.

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Conmhaícne Mara

The Conmhaícne (descendants of Con Mhac) were an ancient tribal grouping that were divided into a number of distinct branches that were found scattered around Ireland in the early medieval period.

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Connacht

ConnachtPage five of An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Contaetha agus Cúigí) 2003 clearly lists the official spellings of the names of the four provinces of the country with Connacht listed for both languages; when used without the term 'The province of' / 'Cúige'.

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Connacht Irish

Connacht Irish is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Connacht.

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Connacht Rugby

Connacht Rugby (Rugbaí Connachta) is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland.

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Connemara

Connemara (Conamara) is a cultural region in County Galway, Ireland.

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Connemara National Park

Connemara National Park (Páirc Naisiúnta Chonamara) is one of six national parks in the Republic of Ireland that are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

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Cornamona

Corr na Móna (anglicized as Cornamona) is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland.

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Corofin, County Galway

Corofin is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam.

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Counties of Ireland

The counties of Ireland (contaetha na hÉireann; Ulster-Scots: coonties o Airlann) are sub-national divisions that have been, and in some cases continue to be, used to geographically demarcate areas of local government.

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County Clare

County Clare (Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Mid-West Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the West by the Atlantic Ocean.

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County Mayo

County Mayo (Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland.

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County Offaly

County Offaly (Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland.

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County Roscommon

County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin) is a county in Ireland.

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County Tipperary

County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland.

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County town

A county town in Great Britain or Ireland is usually, but not always, the location of administrative or judicial functions within the county.

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Craughwell

Craughwell (historically Creaghmoyle, from) is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland.

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Cuimre na nGenealach

Cuimre na nGenealach is an abridgment of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh's Leabhar na nGenealach, written at his home in Lecan in Tír Fhíacrach Múaidhe, County Sligo in the spring and summer of 1666.

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Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann (lit. Assembly of Ireland) is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).

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Derryclare Lough

Derryclare Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Diocese

The word diocese is derived from the Greek term διοίκησις meaning "administration".

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Dunmore, County Galway

Dunmore is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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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.

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Elections to the European Parliament

Elections to the European Parliament take place every five years by universal adult suffrage.

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Eurostat

Eurostat is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in Luxembourg.

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Extreme weather

Extreme weather includes unexpected, unusual, unpredictable, severe or unseasonal weather; weather at the extremes of the historical distribution—the range that has been seen in the past.

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Eyrecourt

Eyrecourt, historically known as Donanaghta, is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Foinse

Foinse (Irish for "Source") was an Irish-language newspaper in Ireland.

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Furbo, County Galway

Na Forbacha (anglicized as Furbo or Furbogh) is a settlement with a population of around 300 in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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Gaelcholáiste

A Gaelcholáiste is a secondary level school in Ireland, both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, outside Gaeltacht areas, where Irish is the primary language of teaching and communication.

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Gaelic football

Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil or Caid), commonly referred to as football or Gaelic, is an Irish team sport.

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Gaelscoil

A Gaelscoil (plural: Gaelscoileanna) is an Irish-medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht.

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Gaeltacht

Gaeltacht (plural Gaeltachtaí) is an Irish-language word for any primarily Irish-speaking region.

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Gaeltacht Cois Fharraige

Cois Fharraige is a coastal area west of Galway city, where the Irish language is the predominant language (a Gaeltacht).

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Galway

Galway (Gaillimh) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht.

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Galway Archaeological and Historical Society

The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on 21 March 1900, at the Railway Hotel, Galway.

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Galway City Council

Galway City Council (Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Galway in Ireland.

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Galway City Gaeltacht

The Galway city Gaeltacht comprises five electoral divisions: Bearna, Ballybrit, Castlegar, Menlough and Knocknacarragh.

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Galway Corinthians RFC

Galway Corinthians Rugby Football Club is a rugby club in Galway, Ireland.

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Galway County Council

Galway County Council (Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in County Galway, Ireland.

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Galway East (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Galway East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

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Galway GAA

The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA are one of the 32 GAA county boards in Ireland; they are responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway, and for the Galway inter-county teams.

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Galway United F.C.

Galway United Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe) is an Irish association football club based in Galway.

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Galway West (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Galway West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

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Galwegians RFC

Galwegians Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Galway, Ireland.

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Glenamaddy

Glenamaddy is a small town in County Galway, Ireland.

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Glendollagh Lough

Glendollagh Lough, also known as Garrowman Lough, is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Glenicmurrin Lough

Glenicmurrin Lough or Lough Glenicmurrin is a lake in County Galway, Ireland.

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Gort

Gort (or An Gort) is a town in south County Galway, in the west of Ireland.

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Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Drift, is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and stretches to the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

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Headford

Headford is a town in County Galway, located 26 km north of Galway city in the west of Ireland.

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High Sheriff of County Galway

The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway.

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High Sheriff of Galway Town

The High Sheriff of Galway Town was the Sovereign's judicial representative in the county of the Town of Galway.

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Hollygrove, County Galway

Hollygrove or sometimes Holly Grove is a township of 283 acres in Athleague parish, Killeroran district, Killian barony, Union of Mountbellew, in County Galway, Ireland.

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Inishbofin, County Galway

Inishbofin (derived from the Irish Inis Bó Finne meaning 'Island of the White Cow') is a small island off the coast of Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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Inverin

Inverin (its official name, meaning "mouth of the river") is a Gaeltacht village between An Spidéal and Casla in County Galway, Ireland.

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Irish language

The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.

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James Hardiman

James Hardiman (1782–1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway.

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Joyce Country

Joyce Country (Dúiche Sheoighe) is a cultural region in counties Galway and Mayo in Ireland.

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Kilchreest

Kilchreest (Cill Chríost) is a civil parish of County Galway, Ireland.

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Kilcolgan

Kilcolgan, is a village on the mouth of the Kilcolgan River at Dunkellin Bay in County Galway, Ireland.

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Kilconly

Kilconly is a small rural village near Tuam which is north of Galway City in County Galway, Ireland.

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Kilconnell

Kilconnell is a small rural village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Kilkerrin

Kilkerrin is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Kilkieran

Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland.

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Killimor

Killimor is a village in east County Galway, Ireland.

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Kilronan

Cill Rónáin (anglicized as Kilronan) is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in County Galway.

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Kinvara

Kinvara (meaning "head of the sea"), also spelled Kinvarra, is a sea port village located in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland.

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Kylemore Lough

Kylemore Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Lawrencetown, County Galway

Lawrencetown or Laurencetown (or simply Baile Mór), historically called Ballymore, is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Leabhar Adhamh Ó Cianáin

Leabhar Adhamh Ó Cianáin or The Book of Adhamh Ó Cianáin, now G 2-3 NLI (National Library of Ireland), is a book written in or about the 1340s by Adhamh Ó Cianáin by and for himself, and out of the book of his teacher, Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin.

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Leabhar na nGenealach

Leabhar na nGenealach ("Book of Genealogies") is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the college-house of St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway, by Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh.

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Leabhar Ua Maine

Leabhar Ua Maine (also Leabhar Uí Dubhagáin, The Book of Hy-Many and RIA MS D ii 1) is an Irish genealogical compilation, created c. 1392–94.

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League of Ireland

The League of Ireland (Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland.

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Leenaun

Leenaun, also Leenane, is a village and 1,845 acre townland in northern County Galway, Ireland, on the southern shore of Killary Harbour (one of only three fjords in Ireland), on the northern edge of Connemara.

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Lettercraffroe Lough

Lettercraffroe Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Letterfrack

Letterfrack or Letterfrac is a small village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland.

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Lettermore

Lettermore is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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List of Irish counties by area

This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area.

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List of Irish counties by population

This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population.

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Local administrative unit

Generally, a local administrative unit (LAU) is a low level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state.

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Local government

A local government is a form of public administration which, in a majority of contexts, exists as the lowest tier of administration within a given state.

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Local Government Act 2001

The Local Government Act, 2001 (No. 37 of 2001) was enacted by the Oireachtas of Ireland on 21 July 2001.

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Local government in the Republic of Ireland

In Ireland, local government functions are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils.

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Loch Na Fooey

Loch Na Fooey (Irish: Loch na Fuaiche meaning 'Lake of the winnowing winds') or grave -shaped lake, is a rectangular shaped glacial lake situated in County Galway.

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Lord Lieutenant of Galway

This is a list of people who have held the post of Lord Lieutenant of Galway.

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Lough Anaserd

Lough Anaserd is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Lough Bofin (Galway)

Lough Bofin is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib is a lake in the west of Ireland.

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Lough Cutra

Lough Cutra (formerly Lough Cooter) is a lake in County Galway, Ireland.

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Lough Derg (Shannon)

Lough Derg, historically Lough Dergart (Loch Deirgeirt), is a freshwater lake in the Shannon River Basin, Ireland.

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Lough Fee

Lough Fee is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Lough Inagh

Lough Inagh is a lake in County Galway, Ireland.

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Lough Mask

Lough Mask (Irish: Loch Measca) is a limestone lough (lake) of 20,500 acres (83 km²) in Counties Galway and Mayo, Ireland, north of Lough Corrib.

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Lough Rea

Lough Rea (Loughrea Lake) is a lake in Ireland, located south of Loughrea, County Galway.

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Lough Shindilla

Lough Shindilla is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Loughrea

Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Ireland.

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Maam Cross

Maam Cross is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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Maam Valley

The Maam Valley is a glacial valley in County Galway, Ireland.

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Maigh Seóla

Maigh Seóla was the territory that included land along the east shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland.

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Maum

An Mám (anglicized as Maum, or sometimes Maam) is a small village with surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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Maumeen Lough

Maumeen Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Máenmaige

Máenmaige was originally a kingdom, later termed a trícha cét, and in Anglo-Norman times a cantred, which formed the barony of Loughrea.

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Menlough

Menlough is a village in northeast County Galway in Ireland.

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Midden

A midden (also kitchen midden or shell heap) is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, mollusc shells, sherds, lithics (especially debitage), and other artifacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupation.

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Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituency)

Midlands–North-West is a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland.

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Milltown, County Galway

Milltown is a small village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Monivea

Monivea (is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It was formerly part of the kingdom of the Soghain of Connacht. It is located approximately 30 km from Galway City and 9 km from Athenry. Monivea is known for its sizable forest, Monivea Castle which now lies in partial ruins, and a well-preserved mausoleum. Mausoleum and castle were built by the Ffrench (or ffrench) family, one of the "Tribes of Galway" and landholders since early Norman times, who remained Catholic. The Ffrench family were also responsible for the distinctive layout of the greens in the centre of the village, which were used as drying stations for the linen (known as flax) of local industries. The forest, mausoleum and castle were left to the State by the last Ffrench, and the forest is now held by Coillte (formerly the Irish Forestry Commission). There are two small grocery shops one with a petrol station, a butcher shop, four pubs, a Garda station, a post office, a playground, a church in Ryehill, and Monivea National School.

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Mountbellew

Mountbellew or Mountbellew Bridge (historically Creggaun, from) is a town in County Galway, Ireland.

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Moycullen

Moycullen (Maigh Cuilinn) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland, about 10 km (7 mi) northwest of Galway city.

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Muckanaghederdauhaulia

Muckanaghederdauhaulia is a 470-acre townland in the civil parish of Kilcummin in County Galway, Ireland.

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Muintir Murchada

Muintir Murchada was the name of an Irish territory which derived its name from the ruling dynasty, who were in turn a branch of the Uí Briúin.

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New Inn, County Galway

New Inn is a village in east County Galway, Ireland.

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Newbridge, County Galway

Newbridge is a small rural village located in County Galway in Ireland.

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North-West (European Parliament constituency)

North-West was a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland in from 2004 to 2014.

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NUI Galway

The National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway; OÉ Gaillimh) is located in the city of Galway in the Ireland.

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NUTS 3 statistical regions of the Republic of Ireland

There are eight regions at NUTS III level in Ireland.

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Ogygia

Ogygia (Ὠγυγίη Ōgygíē, or Ὠγυγία Ōgygia) is an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas, also known as Atlantis (Ατλαντίς) in ancient Greek.

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Oranmore

Oranmore is a village in County Galway on the outskirts of the city of Galway in the west of Ireland.

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Oughterard

Oughterard is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland.

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Papa John's Pizza

Papa John's Pizza is an American restaurant franchise company.

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Planning

Planning is the process of thinking about the activities required to achieve a desired goal.

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Portumna

Portumna (- meaning 'the landing place of the oak') is a market town in the south-east of County Galway, Ireland, on the border with and linked by a bridge to County Tipperary.

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Pro14

The PRO14 (known as the Guinness PRO14 for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.

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Provinces of Ireland

Since the early 17th-century there have been four Provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

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Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local.

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Public service

Public service is a service which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing provision of services.

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Real estate development

Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to others.

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Recess, County Galway

Recess (Irish: Sraith Saileach or Sraith Salach) is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

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Roscommon–Galway (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Roscommon–Galway is a parliamentary constituency in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

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Rosmuc

Rosmuc or Ros Muc (formerly anglicised as Rosmuck) is a village in the heart of the Conamara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland.

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Ross Lake (Ireland)

Ross Lake is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

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Rossaveal

Rossaveal or Rossaveel (or Ros a' Mhíl) is a Gaeltacht village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland.

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Roundstone, County Galway

Roundstone is a village on the west coast of Ireland, in the Connemara region of County Galway.

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RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta ("Radio of the Gaeltacht"), abbreviated RnaG, is the Irish-language radio service of the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann.

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Sanitation

Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.

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Skehana

Skehana is a small village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Soghain

The Soghain were a people of ancient Ireland.

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Sovereign state

A sovereign state is, in international law, a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralized government that has sovereignty over a geographic area.

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Spiddal

Spiddal is a Gaeltacht Placenames Database of Ireland.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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Supermac's

Supermac’s is an Irish fast food restaurant chain first opened in 1978.

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Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe

Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe (meaning "Galway Theatre"), also called An Taiḃḋearc, is the national Irish language theatre of Ireland.

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Tax

A tax (from the Latin taxo) is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or other legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund various public expenditures.

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Teachta Dála

A TD (plural TDanna in Irish or TDs in English; full Irish form Teachta Dála,, plural Teachtaí Dála) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).

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TG4

TG4 (TG Ceathair; or) is an Irish public service broadcaster for Irish-language speakers.

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Triallam timcheall na Fodla

Triallam timcheall na Fodla, medieval Irish topographical text.

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Tuam

Tuam) is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, approximately north of Galway city. Human existence in the area dates to the Bronze Age while the historic period dates from the 6th century. The town became increasingly important in the 11th and 12th centuries in political and religious aspects of Ireland. The market-based layout of the town and square indicates the importance of commerce.

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Tully Cross

Tully Cross (Tulach na Croise, "the cross on the hill") is a small village located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland.

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Tully, County Galway

Tully (An Tulach, "the hill") is a small village on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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Turloughmore

Turloughmore is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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Twelve Bens

The Twelve Bens, or Twelve Pins (Na Beanna Beola), is a mountain range of sharp-peaked quartzite ranges located northeast of Roundstone in Connemara in the west of Ireland.

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Uí Maine

Uí Maine, often Anglicised as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland.

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Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Ireland

In the Republic of Ireland, vehicle registration plates (commonly known as "number plates") are the visual indications of motor vehicle registration – officially termed "index marks" – which it has been mandatory since 1903 to display on most motor vehicles used on public roads in Ireland.

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West Region, Ireland

The West Region (coded IE013) is a NUTS Level III statistical region of the Republic of Ireland.

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Western Railway Corridor

The Western Railway Corridor (WRC; Irish: Conair Iarnróid an Iarthair (CII)) is a recent term for a partly disused railway line running through the west of Ireland.

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Wild Atlantic Way

The Wild Atlantic Way (Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast, and on parts of the north and south coasts, of the Republic of Ireland.

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Williamstown, County Galway

Williamstown is a small village located on the R360 regional road in the townland of Corralough in northeast County Galway, Ireland.

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Woodford, County Galway

Woodford is a village in County Galway, Ireland.

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5th millennium BC

The 5th millennium BC spanned the years 5000 through 4001 BC.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Galway

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