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Do not confuse the two British place names '''Galway''' and '''Galloway'''. Neither is in England. | Do not confuse the two British place names '''Galway''' and '''Galloway'''. Neither is in England. | ||
| − | *'''Galway''', with one '-l-', is in the Republic of Ireland . There is a city called '''Galway''' (or '''Galway City,''' when it is important to distinguish it); it is in '''County Galway''', which is in the province of Connacht, on the western, Atlantic, coast. '''Galway Bay''' forms the great central 'hollow' about halfway down that coast. | + | *'''Galway''', with one '-l-', is in the Republic of Ireland . There is a city called '''Galway''' (or '''Galway City,''' when it is important to distinguish it); it is in '''County Galway''', which is in the province of Connacht, on the western, Atlantic, coast. '''Galway Bay''' forms the great central 'hollow' about halfway down that coast. The name '''Galway''' is derived from the [[Erse]] ''Gaillimh'', meaning ‘Stony [river]’. |
| − | *Galloway (two '-l-'s and an '-o-') is a district in Scotland. It is the south-west region that is nearest to Ireland; it faces England across the Solway Firth. The local government body has, since 1996, been the '''Dumfries and Galloway''' Council. | + | *Galloway (two '-l-'s and an '-o-') is a district in Scotland. It is the south-west region that is nearest to Ireland; it faces England across the Solway Firth. The local government body has, since 1996, been the '''Dumfries and Galloway''' Council. The place name Galloway is derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''Gall'' and ''Ghaidel'', 'the stranger Gaels'. These 'Gaels' were 'strangers' because they were of mixed Irish and Scandinavian descent: they settled here, in SW Scotland in the 9th century. |
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Revision as of 00:57, 25 March 2017
Do not confuse the two British place names Galway and Galloway. Neither is in England.
- Galway, with one '-l-', is in the Republic of Ireland . There is a city called Galway (or Galway City, when it is important to distinguish it); it is in County Galway, which is in the province of Connacht, on the western, Atlantic, coast. Galway Bay forms the great central 'hollow' about halfway down that coast. The name Galway is derived from the Erse Gaillimh, meaning ‘Stony [river]’.
- Galloway (two '-l-'s and an '-o-') is a district in Scotland. It is the south-west region that is nearest to Ireland; it faces England across the Solway Firth. The local government body has, since 1996, been the Dumfries and Galloway Council. The place name Galloway is derived from the Gaelic Gall and Ghaidel, 'the stranger Gaels'. These 'Gaels' were 'strangers' because they were of mixed Irish and Scandinavian descent: they settled here, in SW Scotland in the 9th century.
