County Galway and its neighbours, with every town above a
thousand people. Boundaries and water from Tailte Éireann and OSNI.
Populations from the most recent census, 2022 in the south and 2021 in the north.
IrishGaillimh
ProvinceConnacht
County townGalway
Area6,148 km², second largest county
Population277,737 (2022), city and county together
CoastlineGalway Bay, the Connemara Atlantic coast to Killary Harbour, and the islands
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One of the eight congested counties of 1891. Its archbishop, John MacHale of Tuam, was also the man who shut Father Mathew out of the west.