Connacht Irish include Seosamh Ó hÉanaí, Darach Ó Catháin, Seán Mac Donncha and Máire Áine Ní Dhonnchadha. Connacht Irish Connacht Irish () is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Connacht. Gaeltacht regions in Connacht are found in Counties Mayo (notably Tourmakeady, Achill Island and Erris) and Galway (notably in parts of Connemara and on the larger two Aran Islands (not on Inis Oírr, which speaks Munster Irish). The Mayo and Galway varieties differ from each other in a variety of ways, as Mayo is geographically between Galway and Donegal, making Mayo Irish have a number of features
Castlegar, County Galway Because there were so many castles in the parish, the distance between them was very short, so some have suggested that this could be an alternative source of the name. Parts of the parish, most notably Carrabrowne, Ballindooley and Menlo, were until recently, strongholds of the Irish language. But with recent development of the area, and the influx of non-native speakers, the use of Irish is very much reduced. Emigrants from Ireland went to British Columbia and named a place there after it:Castlegar, British Columbia. Ó Laoi, Padraic. "History of Castlegar Parish". 1996 Castlegar, County Galway Castlegar ("An Caisleán Gearr")