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	Galway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Galway ((The Celtic language of Ireland) Irish: Gaillimh) is a city in the province of (additional info and facts about Connacht) Connacht in (An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) Ireland and capital of (additional info and facts about County Galway) County Galway.
		Galway is known as The City of the Tribes, because fourteen " ((biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily) tribes" (families) led the city in its (The French (Norman) language used in medieval England) Anglo-Norman period.
		Galway was an (The French (Norman) language used in medieval England) Anglo-Norman city that grew increasingly to prominence in the late middle ages.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/galway.htm (1072 words)

	Galway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Galway remained loyal to the English crown during the Gaelic resurgence although during the mid 1600s the city allied itself with the Catholic Confederation of Kilkenny during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
		At the end of the 17th century the city supported the Jacobites in the Williamite war in Ireland (it supported King James II of England against William of Orange) and was captured by the Williamites after a very short siege not long after the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.
		Galway City is part of the Galway West constituency of Dail Eireann.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Galway (1963 words)

	AllRefer.com - Galway, city, Republic of Ireland (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Galway was first incorporated by Richard II of England in the late 14th cent.
		In 1651 the town was taken by parliamentary forces, and in 1691 it was defeated by William III after the battle of Aughrim.
		For centuries Galway traded extensively with Spain, and Spanish influence is noticeable in the architecture.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Galwy-cit.html (312 words)

	GALWAY
		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 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.
		Galway City is administered by Galway Corporation, and the rest of the county is the responsibility of Galway County Council, which are the equivalent of the City of Seattle
	www.cityofseattle.net /tda/tbfrontsistergalway.htm (4914 words)

	City of Galway - 1 2 Travel - Ireland Travel Information Guide
		Galway originated as a small fishing village at the mouth of the Corrib.
		The power of the city was eventually diverted to 14 'Tribes', affluent families of English descent, and the city became known as the 'City of the Tribes'.
		Galway became a Royal Borough in 1396 and when in 1484 Richard III of England gave it mayor status, power was transferred from the de Burgo to the leading fourteen tribes or merchant families.
	www.12travel.com /ie/West/Galway.html (895 words)

	County Galway - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) is on the west coast of Ireland.
		The city of Galway is the county's capital.
		County Galway is home to both the Twelve Bens mountain range and the Aran Islands, along with various other notable sites within the Connemara region.
	open-encyclopedia.com /County_Galway (118 words)

	About, NUI Galway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Galway was founded in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Burgos as a medieval settlement on the eastern bank of the River Corrib.
		Galway's numerous annual festivals and celebrations - among them the 'Cúirt' International Festival of Literature, the Galway Arts Festival, the Galway Races and the Oyster Festival - are famous throughout Ireland and beyond.
		The University, situated close to the heart of Galway, enjoys an intimate relationship with the city and during the academic year, 15% of the population of the city are students.
	www.nuigalway.ie /about (907 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Galway City, County Galway, Ireland
		Galway City calls itself the 'capital of the West of Ireland', and indeed it is the largest city west of the Shannon
		Galway is a proud and ancient city, construction of its first walls having begun as early as 1270.
		Galway has closer and more recent links to the United States than through Columbus: the region was particularly hard-hit in the Great Famine, and so it was from here that many of the emigrants sailed west in search of a new life.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/a23220 (1632 words)

	Galway - City of the Tribes
		The city charter was presented in 1484 by King Richard III and, both prior to and since that time, Galway city has been a thriving centre of commerce and trade for the West of Ireland.
		Galway was famous at that time for it's involvement in the wine trade, particularly Spanish wines, and the Spanish influence is retained in an area of the city called the Spanish Arch.
		Galway is the 'gateway' to Europe from the west and the off-shore islands are the last land before reaching the east coast of North America.
	www.moytura.com /galway.htm (1989 words)

	Ireland Mid-West Online - County Galway - Towns - Galway City
		Galway has experienced dramatic population growth in a generation, from about 26,000 at the end of the sixties to over 60,000 today (circa 2002).
		In the 13th century, walls were built around the city by the Normans to defend their settlement from the Irish O'Flaherty family from whom they had seized the land.
		The city was an important trading port trading with Spain and Portugal in the 15th and 16th centuries, but was sacked by Cromwell's forces in 1652, after a nine month siege.
	www.irelandmidwest.com /galway/towns/Galwaycity.htm (760 words)

	Galway : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Ask an Irishman to recommend his favorite Irish city, and you're likely to hear, "Without a doubt, Galway." As one of Europe's fastest-growing cities, with a population of 68,600, Galway is a major city by Irish standards, yet it still manages to retain much of the friendliness and congeniality of a small town.
		Galway is perhaps the most prosperous city in Ireland and arguably the most immediately appealing.
		Galway City is billed as the "Gateway to the west," and that's exactly what it is -- a welcoming, colorful doorway through which you pass on your way to the gigantic, melancholy solitude of Connemara and the western Gaeltacht.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/galway/0134010001.html (846 words)

	Brief history of Galway City © Eoin Ó Maidín 1999. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		GALWAY is the capital of the West of Ireland, a thriving modern city with a University, Institute of Technology, Shipping Port and Airport.
		Galway became a Royal Borough in 1396 and when in 1484 Richard 111 of England gave it mayor status, power was transferred from the de Burgo to the fourteen tribes or merchant families.
		GALWAY TODAY: Galway is now the third largest city in the republic of Ireland after Dublin and Cork.
	www.csn.ul.ie /~em/history.html (493 words)

	County Galway Ireland Tourist Information Galway Attractions Galway, West of Ireland Tourist Attractions Galway
		Galway is a large county divided into two contrasting regions by the expanse of Lough Corrib.
		Galway city, known as the ‘city of the tribes’ with its seaside suburb of Salthill, is an important tourist centre and a gateway to the scenic areas of the county.
		Richhad Martyn, Mayor of Galway, acquired the castle in the seventeenth century and it was subsequently purchased by Oliver Saint John Gogarty.
	www.ebookireland.com /galway.htm (1585 words)

	Welcome to Galway.Net
		Organist Raymond O'Donnell at the console of the Galway Cathedral organ during Thurday's recital.
		Galway has walked away with top honours in the national City Neighbourhoods Competition, 2005 with Salthill being named the winner.
		Galway, the largest county in Connaught, is celebrated in song and story throughout the world and takes centre stage on Ireland's western seaboard.
	www.galway.net (1123 words)

	Galway Hotels - Galway Ireland Tourism - Galway Bed & Breakfast (B&B) and Accommodation - GalwayTourist.com
		County Galway is situated in the West of Ireland and is one of Ireland's largest counties.
		Galway Airport is located just outside of Galway city, with limited services to Ireland and Britain.
		County Galway is bordered by counties Clare, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon and Tipperary, and is located in the west of Ireland.
	www.galwaytourist.com (712 words)

	Galway International Rally
		Galway Motor Club in association with our sponsor First Choice Flooring Ltd. are delighted to announce that for 2005 we will be re-running with a formula that proved very successful in 2004.
		Galway Motor Club are staging the rally in conjunction with First Choice Flooring Ltd. who are the main sponsors for the event.
		In addition to the Galway International being the opening round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship we are also proud to be the first round of the Irish Historic Championship.
	www.galwayinternational.com (256 words)

	Galway City - West Ireland
		Galway is an exciting vibrant city with many attractions - good shops, music, food, drinks, Saturday market etc. The city was strongly influenced by Spanish and you can still see monuments with Spanish such as 'The Spanish Arch'.
		The city museum is essentially a folk museum where you can discover the habits and the traditions of the town.
		Galway city offers an extraordinary choice of book shops offering a large diversity of books for each period of history.
	www.westirelandholidays.com /galway/city.htm (674 words)

	GALWAY, IRELAND Travel Guide Information
		Galway is the capital of the West of Ireland.
		The city itself is a continuing centre of growth with its University, Institute of Technology, Theatres, Cathedral, Castle, Hotels, Docks, Industries as well as other interesting attractions.
		Situated in the heart of the west of Ireland in County Galway, Connemara National Park covers some 2,000 hectares of scenic mountains, expanses of bogs and heaths, and grasslands.
	www.travelireland.org /galway (481 words)

	City House - Luxury vacation rental in Galway City , Ireland.
		Galway City house vacation rental - 3 bedroom house with 2 bedroom downstairs apartment for total of 5 bedrooms.
		This fine period city house was built in 1805 by an officer in Nelson’s fleet.
		Hidden behind a tall hedge and stone wall, it is in the heart of the old Salthill section of Galway City, just blocks from the water.
	www.gtunlimited.com /galwaycityhousesrentals.html (505 words)

	Galway Ireland - accommodation holidays vacations - Everthing you need to know
		The core of Galway first appears in 1124 when the castle of Bun Gaillmhe,"The mouth of the [River] Gaillimh" (Now known as the Corrib) was built for Toirrdelbach Ua Conchobar, King of Connacht.
		This period was the dawning of the settlement which is now Galway city.
		The city has endured much since the middle ages and is steeped in a rich history.
	www.irishholidays.com /ggtest.shtml (209 words)

	Galway City
		I left my native city of Dublin almost 20 years ago, to live in what was then, a totally strange environment to me. I had only had a fleeting glimpse of Galway prior to moving over but liked what I saw.
		Tucked away in a sheltered corner of Galway Bay, at the lowest crossing of the salmon-run Corrib River, the city is a natural trading post betweent he rich inland country east of the lough and the markets of Europe's Atlantic seaboard.
		The city's trade with Spain was particularly strong and the close association caused the 'Spanish Arch' to be built in 1584 beside the old docks.
	homepage.eircom.net /~criley/ireland/galway_city.htm (821 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Galway City at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I lived in Galway City in a suburb (more specifically, in the "Claddagh", where the famous ring with the heart and crown actually originated from, and the last member of the original family who designed the ring lives) for a year in 1997/98.
		Galway City is also a college town (with an inner city population of about 80,000) which lends an air of youth to it and makes it a very fun city.
		And the average hostel is NOT average in the literal sense -- The Galway Hostel, across the street from the bus station, has full-size, comfortable mattresses, Chinese tiles adorning all the floors, bright, clean rooms, fresh linens, and some of the friendliest staff in Galway City.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-362A-A53613A-39D7D45F-prod5 (2131 words)

	Galway Advertiser \| galwayadvertiser.ie \| galwayadvertiser.com
		Galway city councillor Padraig Conneely was not arrested by the gardai in the breach of the peace case which came before Galway District Court last week, contrary to a report in this newspaper.
		She was in Eyre Square in Galway on a Saturday in June of 1963 when President John Fitzgerald Kennedy visited the city.
		Galway's first pilot park and ride scheme which would see a free bus service operate between Ballybrit/Parkmore and the city centre, could be up and running during the lead-up to Christmas.
	www.galwayadvertiser.ie (1336 words)

	Galway County Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Galway County Council is responsible for the administrative area of County Galway, excluding Galway City and Ballinasloe Urban District.
		The representational role of Galway County Council is performed directly by the elected members of the Council.
		The County Manager, in making his decisions, must act in a way that is consistent with the policy, which has been established by the elected members while, at the same time, advising the members in relation to the performance of their reserved functions.
	www.galway.ie /gcc.shtml (416 words)

	Total Ireland - Galway
		Galway City with its seaside suburb of Salthill lies south of the lake.
		Galway still has a very obvious merchant town feel with the city centre a warren of narrow lanes and paved street packed with interesting pubs and shops.
		Off Galway's coast are the Aran Islands, perhaps the last bastion of living Celtic and Gaelic Ireland, where Irish/Gaelic is still spoken and the old traditions are still practiced.
	totalireland.com /galway (344 words)

	County Galway Ireland : Index Ireland
		Galway Arts Festival - The Galway Arts Festival is an annual festival held in the West of Ireland.
		Galway Corporation Website - To provide, in a democratic and transparent manner,efficient and effective services which will make Galway a better place in which to live, work and visit.
		Galway Now Magazine - Family reading with topics from health to home, art to architecture, fashion to food, language to law, music to motherhood, theatre to taxation.
	www.indexireland.com /regional/galway/more2.htm (200 words)

	Accommodation In Galway-Map of Galway & Accommodation Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Galway is the second largest county in Ireland and is divided into two contrasting regions by the expanse of Lough Corrib.
		Galway city is the fastest growing city in Europe.
		A lively university city and the centre for the Irish-speaking regions in the West, Galway succumbed to both medieval and Spanish influences throughout its history.
	galway.goireland.com /scripts/low/xq/asp/areatype.c/areaid.178/qx/area.htm (384 words)

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