Galway or Chathair na Gaillimhe, as it is known in Gaelic, grew from a small fishing village first settled over six thousand years ago around the estuary of the river, a river traditionally called Abhainn na Gaillimhe (the Galway river) after Galvia, a mythological princess said to have drowned in its waters.
Galway became a royal borough in 1396 and when in 1484, Richard III of England gave it mayoral status, power was transferred from de Burgos to the leading fourteen tribes or merchant families.
Galway acts as the adminstration capital of the region, operating three hospitals, a univeristy, a regional technical college, government departments, and is the regional center for retail.
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