Galway Galway Galway (; , ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. Galway lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, surrounded by County Galway, and is the sixth most populous city in Ireland, with a population at the 2016 Census of 79,934. Galway will be the European Capital of Culture in 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia. The city's name comes from the Irish name "Gaillimhe", which formed the western boundary of the earliest settlement, "Dún Gaillimhe" "Fort Gaillimh". (Mythical and alternative derivations of the name are given in History of Galway).
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