Connacht Cúige Chonnachta
Location
Statistics
Area:	17,713.18
Population (2006)	503,083

Connacht (IPA: [ˈkɔnəxt] alternatively IPA: [ˈkɒnɔːt] according to the Oxford English Dictionary; from the Irish: Connachta meaning "(land of the) descendants of Conn", (IPA: [ˈkɔnəxtə])), is the western province of Ireland, comprising of Counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo. Image File history File links Flag_of_Connacht. ... map File links The following pages link to this file: Connacht Categories: GFDL images ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is generally regarded as the most comprehensive and scholarly dictionary of the English language. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Galway Code: G (GY proposed) Area: 6,148 km² Population (2006) 231,035 (including Galway City); 159,052 (without Galway City) Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ...

In Irish the province is usually Cúige Chonnacht i.e. the province (literally, fifth) of Connacht. Its main urban centres are Galway in the south, and Sligo in the north. It has a population of 503,083, the smallest of the four Irish provinces. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

An alternative spelling which was used more before Irish indepedence is Connaught^[1]

The Irish language is spoken in the Gaeltacht areas of west Mayo and west Galway, the largest being Connemara. Irish () is a Goidelic language spoken in Ireland. ... Gaeltacht regions in Ireland Gaeltacht (pronounced ; plural Gaeltachtaí) is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ...

The highest point of Connacht is Mweelrea (814 metres), in Mayo. The largest island in Connacht is Achill, also the largest island of Ireland. The biggest lake is Lough Corrib. Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ... Keem bay on Achill island is said to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Ireland. ... A map of Lough Corrib taken from the Admiralty Chart made in 1846 Lough Corrib (Loch Coirib in Irish) is a lake in the west of Ireland. ...

Up to the early historic era, it was known as Cóiced Ol nEchmacht. Cóiced Ol nEchmacht, ancient name for the province of Connacht, Ireland. ...

The "Republic of Connaught" had a brief existence in 1798 with French military support. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Political parties 8 Committees 22 Last election June 2004 (785 MEPs) Meeting place Brussels and Strasbourg Secretariat Luxembourg and Brussels Website europarl. ... North-West is one of four constituencies of the European Parliament in Ireland. ...

The largest city in Connacht is Galway with a population of 71,983 (2006) in the city proper. The second city to be granted city status is Sligo in the North West 2 hours north of Galway with the first city bus line introduced shortly after Sligo was heralded a city. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

See also

• Connacht Irish
• Cóiced Ol nEchmacht
• 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 GAA
• Connacht Rugby
• Lords of Connaught
• The Connaught Rangers

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. ... The title Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was awarded 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 Ptolemys 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, Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... The Connachta were a group of dynasties who claimed descent from the three eldest sons of Eochaid Mugmedon: Brion, Ailill and Fiachrae. ... The earliest known kingdoms or tribes in Ireland are referred to in Ptolemys 2nd century Geography. ... (, Medb, Medhbh, Meabh, Maeve, Maev) is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. ... The Ulster Cycle, formerly the Red Branch Cycle, is a large body of prose and verse centering around the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster. ... // Constituent counties Galway Leitrim Mayo Roscommon Sligo Hurling Gaelic football External links Connacht Council website Category: ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Connacht Branch (the professional team of which which is run by Connacht Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Connacht. ... Coat of arms Motto Un Roi, Une Foi, Une Loi (English: One King, One Faith, One Law) Capital Limerick (1203-1220) Galway (1220-1243) Unknown Capital (1243-1338) Language(s) Norman French, Irish, Welsh, English Government Monarchy Lord of Connaught  - 1203-1206 William de Burgh  - 1333-1338 Edmond de Burgh... The Connaught Rangers (the Devils Own) was a regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793 from the men of Connacht by John Thomas de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricard. ...

External links

• Connacht cycling clubs (Lakeland Cycle Club)

• Connaught.net, based in Fulham, South West London is a leading communications organisation working in both conventional and new media.

Note

1. ^ 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. 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.