Place:Connacht, Republic of Ireland

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NameConnacht
Alt namesConnachtasource: Wikipedia
Connaughtsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-39; Times Atlas of the World (1992) p 48
TypeProvince
Coordinates53.75°N 9°W
Located inRepublic of Ireland
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Connacht or Connaught ( or Cúige Chonnacht) is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" (in ). Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties.

Connacht has no official function for local government purposes. However, the province is an officially recognised subdivision of Ireland. It is listed on ISO-3166-2 as one of the four provinces of Ireland and "IE-C" is attributed to Connacht as its country sub-division code. Along with counties from other provinces, Connacht lies in the North-West constituency for elections to the European Parliament.

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