Connacht Irish 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 in common with Donegal that Galway does not have. Documented sub-dialects include those of Cois
Galway City Gaeltacht city boundary has a smaller number of Irish speakers. There are approximately 9,000 people living in small villages across the city's hinterland with an estimated 1,500 daily Irish speakers. These villages are Lisin an bhealaigh, Leacach beag, Baile Chlair, Ceathru Bhrunaigh, Carn Mor and Baile an Teampaill. List of EDs: County Galway County Donegal County Kerry County Mayo Galway City Gaeltacht The Galway city Gaeltacht comprises five electoral divisions: Bearna, Ballybrit, Castlegar, Menlough and Knocknacarragh. Due to its proximity to Ireland's biggest Gaeltacht, Galway city has always been important for the language movement and many Irish speakers settling or moving