| Name | County Galway |
| Alt names | Co. Galway | | | Contae na Gaillimhe | source: Wikipedia | | Gailllimh | source: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) V, 99 | | Galway | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Galway Borough | source: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-61 |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 53.333°N 9°W |
| Located in | Republic of Ireland (1922 - ) |
| Also located in | Ireland ( - 1922) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county. The population of the county is 250,541 according to the 2011 census.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7000 years ago. Shell middens tell us about the existence of people as early as 5000 BC.
The county originally comprised several kingdoms and territories which predate the formation of the county. They included Aidhne, Uí Maine, Maigh Seóla, Conmhaícne Mara, Soghain and Máenmaige. County Galway came into official existence c. 1569.
A number of inhabited islands are administered by the county; they include Oileáin Árann (Aran Islands) and Inis Bó Fine (Inishbofin).
With the arrival of Christianity many monasteries were built, and written records of events in the area and of its people were kept. These were followed by a number of law-tracts, genealogies, annals and miscellaneous accounts. Extant manuscripts containing references to Galway include:
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article County Galway. especially the sections "Irish language", "Local government and politics" and "Towns and villages"
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