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Connacht (pronounced /ˈkɒnəxt/, alternately /ˈkɒnɔːt/[1]; Irish: Connachta (pronounced [ˈkɔnəxtə]) "(land of the) descendants of Conn") is the western province of Ireland, comprising Counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. County Leitrim ( is one of the counties of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Not to be confused with Roscommon County Michigan, United States County Roscommon (Contae Ros Comáin is a County located in central Ireland County Sligo ( is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. Its main urban centres are Galway in the south, and Sligo in the north. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. Sligo (disambiguation Sligo ( (ˈslaɪɡoʊ "sly-go" Irish ˈɕlʲɪɟəx is the County town of County Sligo in Ireland. It has a population of 503,083, the smallest of the four Irish provinces.
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The name
In Irish the province is usually Cúige Chonnacht i. e. the province (literally, fifth) of Connacht. An alternative anglicised spelling which was used more before Irish independence by British authorities is Connaught. [2]
Irish language
The Irish language is spoken in the Gaeltacht areas of west Mayo and west Galway, the largest being in Cois Fharraige (Irish meaning 'by the sea'), and parts of Connemara, both in Galway. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. ga '''Gaeltacht''' ( plural ga ''Gaeltachtaí'' is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region Not to be confused with the Surfing TV show, Cois Farraige or the County Galway location Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Connemara (in Irish: Conamara) which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning descendants of Con Mhac of the sea is a district in the west of
Geography
The highest point of Connacht is Mweelrea (814 metres), in Mayo. The largest island in Connacht is Achill, also the largest island of Ireland. Achill Island (ˈækəl Acaill Oileán Acla in County Mayo is the largest island of Ireland, and is situated off the west coast The biggest lake is Lough Corrib. Lough Corrib ( Loch Coirib in Irish) is a Lake in the west of Republic of Ireland.
The largest urban area, and only city, in Connacht is Galway with a population of 72,414 in the city proper. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The largest towns are Sligo (pop. Sligo (disambiguation Sligo ( (ˈslaɪɡoʊ "sly-go" Irish ˈɕlʲɪɟəx is the County town of County Sligo in Ireland. 19,402), Castlebar (pop. Castlebar ( is the County town of and at the centre of County Mayo, Ireland. 11,891) and Ballina (pop. 10,409).
History
Up to the early historic era, it was known as Cóiced Ol nEchmacht. Cóiced Ol nEchmacht, ancient name for the province of Connacht, Ireland. It is said that the tribe of the Fir Bolg ruled all of Ireland right before the Tuatha Dé Danann arrived. In Irish mythology the Fir Bolg (Fir Bholg Firbolg were one of the races that inhabited the island of Ireland prior to the arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann. The Tuatha Dé Danann ("peoples of the Goddess Danu " Modern Irish pronunciation /t̪ˠuːəhə dʲeː d̪ˠan̪ˠən̪ˠ/ Old Irish /tuːaθa ðʲeː When the latter arrived in Ireland (which the Fir Bolg called Ériu) and demanded land, the Fir Bolg king refused. When the Fir Bolg were defeated, the Tuatha Dé Danann were so touched by the courage of their enemy that they would give them a quarter of Ireland. They chose Connaught.
In 1188, John de Courcy, a Norman knight who had invaded Ulster in 1177, invaded Connacht, but was repulsed. John de Courcy (1160 &ndash 1219 was a Norman knight who arrived in Ireland in 1177 Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster [3]
Connacht was a kingdom during the middle ages with kings inaugurated officially up until the late 17th century. The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion fifth province of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The ruling O'Conor Don family have survived until the present day. The O'Conor Don (Ó Conchubhair Donn is the hereditary chieftain of the traditional royal family of Connacht one of the premier Irish Royal Families a lineage which is The "Republic of Connaught" had a brief existence in 1798 with French military support. The Irish Republic more commonly referred to as the Republic of Connaught was a short-lived Irish breakaway Puppet state established with French
Politics
Connacht-Ulster was one of Ireland's four regional constituencies for elections to the European Parliament until it was superseded in 2004 by the new constituency of Ireland North West. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU North-West is one of four Constituencies of the European Parliament in Ireland.
See also
- Connacht Irish
- Cóiced Ol nEchmacht
- Coin of Connaught
- Duke of Connaught
- Kingdoms of ancient Ireland
- Kings of Connacht
- Provinces of Ireland
- Connachta
- The Peoples or Nations of Ancient Ireland
- Medb (Medhbh , Maeve), Queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle. Connacht Irish is the Dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Connacht. Cóiced Ol nEchmacht, ancient name for the province of Connacht, Ireland. A Coin was issued for circulation in Connaught during the reign of King Edward VI of England (1547-53 The title Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was granted by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to her third son Prince Arthur The earliest known kingdoms or Tribes in Ireland are referred to in Ptolemy 's Geography, written in the 2nd century. The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion fifth province of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland The Connachta were a group of Irish dynasties who claimed descent from Conn Cétchathach. The earliest known kingdoms or Tribes in Ireland are referred to in Ptolemy 's Geography, written in the 2nd century. Medb ( Old Irish spelling mɛðv Meḋḃ Meaḋḃ modern Meadhbh mɛɣv reformed modern Irish Meabh, Meːv sometimes Anglicised Maeve or Maev Texts in translation Most of the important Ulster Cycle tales can be found in the following publications Thomas Kinsella, The Táin, Oxford University
- Connacht GAA
- Connacht Rugby
- Lords of Connaught
- The Connaught Rangers
- Connaught plc
References
- ^ according to the Oxford English Dictionary
- ^ The spelling Connaught reflects the former English practice — in Ireland, though not in Scotland — of representing the Gaelic voiceless velar fricative /x/ as gh (compare lough for loch), gh having been used in Middle English for the same sound. The Connacht Council are a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of Hurling, Gaelic football, Camogie, Rounders Connacht Rugby (more commonly known as Connacht is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht, that competes in the Magners League and the European The title of Lord of Connaught was used by several Norman barons in Ireland. The Connaught Rangers ("the Devil's Own" was an Irish Regiment of the British Army, formed by the almagation in 1881 of the 88th Regiment Connaught plc ( is a leading British -based provider of services to Social housing Landlords It is headquartered in Exeter and is a constituent The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Goidelic languages, (also sometimes called particularly in colloquial situations the Gaelic languages or collectively Gaelic) historically formed a Dialect The voiceless velar fricative, informally known as the hard ch, is a type of Consonantal sound used in some spoken Languages The symbol in the A lough is a body of Water and is either A Lake. A Sea lough which may be a Fjord, Estuary, Bay Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Although this sound later disappeared from standard English, the spelling of words like "thought" and "caught" remained unaltered -- and in a further Anglicisation the "new" English pronunciation of -aught was even applied in England to titles like that of the Duke of Connaught. In Ireland, however, the original pronunciation having remained intact, the Gaelic-style spelling Connacht is now used more often in English. It may have gained currency by mistranslation of the Irish name into English: in Irish, the form Cúige Chonnacht 'province of Connacht' is almost always used, and this may have led to people misunderstanding genitive case Connacht as the Gaelic version instead of nominative case Connachta. In Grammar, the genitive case or possessive case (also called the second case) is the case that marks a Noun as modifying another The nominative case is a Grammatical case for a Noun, which generally marks the subject of a Verb, as opposed to its object or other
- ^ DeBreffny, D & Mott, G (1976). The Churches and Abbeys of Ireland. London: Thames & Hudson, p60-61.
Dictionary
Connacht
-proper noun
- The western province in Ireland, comprising of counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
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