Galway in British English
(ˈɡɔːlweɪ ) noun. 1. a county of W Republic of Ireland, in S Connacht, on Galway Bay and the Atlantic: it has a deeply indented coastline and many offshore islands, including the Aran Islands. County town: Galway.
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The city's name comes from the Irish name Gaillimh, which formed the western boundary of the earliest settlement, Dún Gaillimhe "Fort Gaillimh". (Mythical and ...
noun · a county in S Connaught, in W Republic of Ireland. 2,293 sq. mi. (5,940 sq. km). · its county seat: a seaport in the W part.
a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay. see moresee less. example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; ...
/ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ /ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ a city in the Republic of Ireland, located on the west coast. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
The word Gaillimh means "stony" as in "stony river". (the mythical and alternative derivations are given in History of Galway.) The city also bears the ...
Literally, this means "the river of the stony river", a recursive reference. Last edited 17 days ago by 92.184.98.94. Languages. Gaeilge. Wikipedia.
Anglicization of Irish Gaillimh, of uncertain meaning, said to mean "stony' (referring to the River Corrib). If so, it probably derives from Old Irish calad ...
Nov 20, 2021 · It comes from Irish Gaillimh which means “stony river”.