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