Our Family's Journey Through Time
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County Galway (/'g??lwe?/ GAWL-way; Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. It is in the West of Ireland, taking up the south of the province of Connacht.
There are several Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county. The traditional county includes, and is named for, the city of Galway, but the city and county are separate local government areas, administered by the local authorities of Galway City Council in the urban area and Galway County Council in the rest of the county.
The population of the county was 276,451 at the 2022 census.[5][6]
History
Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, built c. 1520
The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7000 years ago. Shell middens indicate the existence of people as early as 5000 BC.
The county originally comprised several kingdoms and territories which predate the formation of the county. These kingdoms included Aidhne, U? Maine, Maigh Se?la, Conmha?cne Mara, Soghain and M?enmaige. County Galway became an official entity around 1569 AD.[7] The region known as Connemara retains a distinct identity within the county, though its boundaries are unclear, and it may account for as much as one third, or as little as 20%, of the county.
The county includes a number of inhabited islands, such as the Aran Islands (Irish: Oile?in ?rann) and Inishbofin (Inis B? Fine).
With the arrival of Christianity many monasteries were built in the county. Monasteries kept written records of events in the area and of its people. These were followed by a number of law-tracts, genealogies, annals and miscellaneous accounts. Extant manuscripts containing references to Galway include:
Crichaireacht cinedach nduchasa Muintiri Murchada
Annals of Lough C?
Annals of Connacht
Triallam timcheall na Fodla
Leabhar Adhamh ? Cian?in
Leabhar Ua Maine
Corporation Book of Galway
The Book of the Burkes
Annals of the Four Masters
Leabhar na nGenealach
Cuimre na nGenealach
Obituary Book of the Franciscan monastery at Galway
Annals of the Poor Clares
Dominican Annal of Athenry
Ogygia: A Chronological Account of Irish Events
West or Iar-Connacht
The Lynch Manuscript
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Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Clarke, George | 17 Jan 1777 | County Calway, Ireland | I34998 |
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