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<p> A maritime county in the W. of Ireland, in the province of Connaught; Lough Corrib (25 m. long) and Lough Mask (12 m. long), stretching N. and S., divide the county into East and West districts; the former is boggy, yet arable; the latter, including the picturesque district known as </p> <p> s wild and hilly, and chiefly consists of bleak morass and bogland; its rocky and indented coast affords excellent harbourage in many places; the Suck, Shannon, and Corrib are the chief rivers; the Slieve Boughta Mountains in the S. and in the W. the Twelve Pins (2395 ft.) are the principal mountains; fishing, some agriculture, and cattle-rearing are the chief employments; it contains many interesting cromlechs and ruins. </p>
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<p> The capital of [[Connaught]] and of the county of that name; is situated on the N. side of [[Galway]] Bay, at the mouth of the Corrib River, 50 m. NW. of Limerick; it is divided into the old and new town, and contains several interesting ecclesiastical buildings, <i> e. g </i> . the cruciform church of St. Nicholas, and is the seat of a Queen's College; fishing is an important industry, while wool and black marble are exported. </p>
 
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<ref name="term_73821"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/galway Galway from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_73822"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/galway+(2) Galway from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 15 October 2021

Galway [1]

The capital of Connaught and of the county of that name; is situated on the N. side of Galway Bay, at the mouth of the Corrib River, 50 m. NW. of Limerick; it is divided into the old and new town, and contains several interesting ecclesiastical buildings, e. g . the cruciform church of St. Nicholas, and is the seat of a Queen's College; fishing is an important industry, while wool and black marble are exported.

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