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Galway - Boat in Roundstone Harbour

Galway - Boat in Roundstone Harbour

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Irish:
Contae an Gaillimhe
Literal Meaning:
"Rocky"
Province:
Connacht
Irish Car Registration:
G
County Town:
Galway City
Other Important Towns:
Athenry, Ballynasloe, Clifden, Gort, Loughrea, Tuam
Size:
5,939 Kilometers square
Population:
231,035 (2006)
Places of Interest:
Aran Islands, Church of St. Nicholas (Galway), Clonfert Cathedral, Kilmacduagh, Kylemore Abbey, Portumna Castle, Connemara and Connemara National Park, Inishbofin, Killary Harbour, Roundstone
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