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Connacht or Connaught (both: kŏn`ôt, kənôt`), province (1991 pop. 423,031), 6,611 sq mi (17,122 km), W Republic of Ireland, comprising the counties of Mayo Mayo, county (1991 pop. 110,696), 2,084 sq mi (5,398 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Castlebar . The western portion, including large Achill island, is mountainous; the eastern part is more level. ..... Click the link for more information. , Sligo Sligo (slī`gō), county (1991 pop. 54,756), 694 sq mi (1,797 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Sligo . ..... Click the link for more information. , Leitrim Leitrim (lē`trĭm), county (1991 pop. 25,301), 589 sq mi (1,526 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Carrick-on-Shannon . ..... Click the link for more information. , Roscommon Roscommon (rŏskŏm`ən), county (1991 pop. 51,876), 951 sq mi (2,463 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Galway Galway (gôl`wā), county (1991 pop. 180,364), 2,293 sq mi (5,939 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The county town is Galway . ..... Click the link for more information. . It was one of the ancient kingdoms of Ireland, whose rulers, the O'Connors, were supplanted by the Anglo-Norman De Burghs in the 13th cent. Connachtor ConnaughtProvince (pop., 2002 prelim.: 464,050), northwestern Ireland. It is composed of the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo and has an area of 6,611 sq mi (17,122 sq km). An ancient kingdom, Connacht was Christianized by St. Patrick in the 5th century. Dominated from the 11th century by the O'Connors of Roscommon, it endured an Anglo-Norman invasion in the 12th century. |
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| Athlone's strategic position--'the capital of the Irish midlands', located on the river Shannon, on the route from Dublin to Galway and on the border of the historic provinces of Connacht and Leinster--formed its often-violent history. Drawing on Irish legend, The King's Threshold describes a struggle between Guaire, a seventh-century king of Connacht renowned for his generous banquets, and Seanchan, his chief bard. in providing E- Business Continuity Services to businesses in the Munster and Connacht regions. |
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