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History of County Galway, Ireland
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County Galway (Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, it is part of the province of Connacht (English spelling: Connaught) and is named after the city of Galway.
Largest settlements in County Galway: Galway, Tuam, Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Oranmore
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Where is County Galway, Ireland?
- County Galway became an official entity around 1569 AD.
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1652 - The English capture Galway
Postcard- 1812 - Galway Court House is built
- 1818 - Salmon Weir Bridge is built in Galway
- 1826 - Galway
Galway is a county of Ireland, in Connaught, 82 miles long and 42 miles wide; bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, north by County Mayo and...Read MORE... - 1837 - County Galway
GALWAY (County of), a maritime county of the province of CONNAUGHT, bounded on the east by the counties of Roscommon, KING'S county, and Tipperary,...Read MORE... - 1849 - Queens College opens in Galway
- 1850 - The railway reaches Galway
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Postcard- 1895 - County Galway
Galway, gawl way, a maritime county of Ireland, in Connaught, bounded on the W. by the Atlantic. Area,2342 : miles. The surface in the W. includes...Read MORE... 
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County Galway, Ireland
St. Nicholas Church
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County Galway became an official entity around 1569 AD.
www.wikipedia.org
1652 - The English capture Galway
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1812 - Galway Court House is built
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1818 - Salmon Weir Bridge is built in Galway
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1826 - Galway
Galway is a county of Ireland, in Connaught, 82 miles long and 42 miles wide; bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, north by County Mayo and... Read MORE...
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1837 - County Galway
GALWAY (County of), a maritime county of the province of CONNAUGHT, bounded on the east by the counties of Roscommon, KING'S county, and Tipperary,... Read MORE...
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1849 - Queens College opens in Galway
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1850 - The railway reaches Galway
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1895 - County Galway
Galway, gawl way, a maritime county of Ireland, in Connaught, bounded on the W. by the Atlantic. Area,2342 : miles. The surface in the W. includes... Read MORE...
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