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Galway County
County Galway (Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe)
is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in
the Irish province of Connacht. The county takes its
name from the city of Galway, which is the county's
capital. It is the second largest county in Ireland,
after County Cork. There are several strongly Irish-speaking
areas in the west of the county. County Galway is
home to Lough Corrib (the largest lake in the Republic
of Ireland) the Na Beanna Beola (Twelve Bens) mountain
range, Na Sléibhte Mhám Toirc (the Maum
Turk mountains), and the low mountains of Sliabh Echtghe
(Slieve Aughty).
To the west, lying between the lake and the Atlantic,
is Connemara - a region of superb scenic grandeur
dominated by the rocky mountain range known as the
Twelve Pins. A great many of the inhabitants are Irish
speakers, and much of the ancient Gaelic culture is
preserved. Galway East, or East of Lough Corrib, is
a fertile limestone plain extends to Roscommon
For more information browse to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Galway
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