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
Galway–Kilkenny hurling rivalry won 40 All-Ireland championships. While Kilkenny is classed as one of the "Big Three", Galway is considered an in-between county, meaning it has some good years and some bad years. Galway have always had the capability to stop the Kilkenny forces. Galway–Kilkenny hurling rivalry The Galway-Kilkenny rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Galway and Kilkenny, who first played each other in 1898. Recently it has become one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games. Kilkenny's home ground is Nowlan Park and Galway's home ground is Pearse Stadium, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at