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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Galway

Galway is a city in Ireland located in the West Region and the province of Connacht. The buildings are brightly colored and it is the most central port on the West Coast of Ireland. Galway's Irish name, Gaillimh, originates from the Irish word gaill, meaning 'outsiders' or 'foreigners'. The city started out as a tiny fishing village at the mouth of the River Corrib and grew into an important town when the Anglo- Normans, under Richard de Burgo, captured territory from the local O'Flahertys in 1232. Its fortified walls were built from around 1270. 14 merchant families or tribes controlled the city from political, commercial and social life. These powerful, mostly English or Norman families clashed frequently with the leading Irish families of Connemara.

Dunguaire Castle
Peat Harvesting
Beautiful Galway Bay

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