Galway

[ gawl-wey ]

/ ˈgɔl weɪ /

noun

a county in S Connaught, in W Republic of Ireland. 2293 sq. mi. (5940 sq. km).

its county seat: a seaport in the W part.

Example sentences from the Web for galway

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

The Prodigious Roddy Doyle Is the Celtic Tiger of Irish Literature |Allen Barra |March 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On Oct. 21, the Indian-born woman went to Galway University Hospital with a back pain.

When Pro-Life Means Death |Kitty Holland |November 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Prince Harry could be coming to the Irish city of Galway later this year.

Harry to Find a Galway Girl? |Tom Sykes |April 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
From the mean streets of Galway comes one of the darkest and most underrated Irish crime writers.

Why You Should Read Ken Bruen the Master of Irish Noir |Allen Barra |March 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

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

The Way the Wind Blows |Scott Simon |December 21, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
William Burke was hanged in Galway, and forty-five persons were executed.

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 |Mary Frances Cusack
And so the Galway folks went on with their railway discussions, and the poor Connemarans went on with their starving.

Ireland as It Is |Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
The town was well supplied with provisions—all (p. 352) Clare and Galway being open to it, from whence it could draw supplies.

The Huguenots in France |Samuel Smiles.
Gatekeeper: It was posted in Galway the twentieth, and this is the last of the month.

Seven Short Plays |Lady Gregory
The pleasantry was true, for he owned the forty miles of road from Galway to his own door.

On an Irish Jaunting-car |Samuel G. Bayne

British Dictionary definitions for galway

Galway

/ (ˈɡɔːlweɪ) /

noun

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)

a port in W Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Galway, on Galway Bay: important fisheries (esp for salmon). Pop: 66 163 (2002)

a breed of sheep with long wool, originally from W Ireland Former name: Roscommon

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