County Galway County Galway County Galway () is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West of Ireland, part of the province of Connacht. There are several Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county. The traditional county includes, and is named for, the city of Galway, but the city and county now have separate local authorities: Galway City Council administers the urban area, while the rest of the county is administered by Galway County Council. The population of the county was 258,058 at the 2016 census. The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7000 years ago. Shell
Leitrim (County Galway barony) bisects the barony from east to west. At the northern end is the N65 national road. From Irish Manuscripts, Public Records Office of Ireland From : From The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland Leitrim (County Galway barony) Leitrim (Irish: "Liatroim") is a barony in the extreme south-east of County Galway, Ireland. It is bounded, on the north, by the barony of Kilconnell; on the north-east by the barony of Longford; on the east by Lough Derg; on the west by the barony of Loughrea; and to the north-west by the baronry of Athenry. It is in length from north to south