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Bed Breakfast Galway City Accommodation Galway B&B Galway, Self Catering Galway, B&B Co Galway Accommodation Co Galway (775 words) |
 | Galway City on Limerick route in the famous oyster village of Clarinbridge. |
 | Galway Bay Hotel and Conference and Leisure Centre. |
 | haven overlooking Galway Bay with a large sun balcony. |
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GALWAY (4914 words) |
 | 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. |