Galway, Ireland
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Galway Gaillimh
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Eyre Square
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| Nickname(s): "City of the Tribes" | ||
| Motto: Laudatio Ejus Manet In Secula Seculorum (Latin) "His Praise Remains unto Ages of Ages" |
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 Galway
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| Coordinates: 53°16′19″N 9°2′56″W / 53.27194°N 9.04889°WCoordinates: 53°16′19″N 9°2′56″W / 53.27194°N 9.04889°W | ||
| Country | Ireland | |
| Province | Connacht | |
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 Galway
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| Charter awarded | 1484 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Galway City Council | |
| • Mayor of Galway | Donal Lyons | |
| • LEAs | 3 | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Galway West | |
| • European Parliament | Midlands–North-West | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • City | 79,504 | |
| • Rank | 4th | |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 76,779 | |
| Demonym(s) | Galwegian, Tribesman | |
| Time zone | WET (UTC0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (UTC+1) | |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | H91 | |
| Area code(s) | +353 (0)91 | |
| Vehicle registration | G | |
| Irish Grid Reference | M344255 | |
| Website | www |
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Galway (/ˈɡɔːlweɪ/; Irish: Gaillimh, pronounced [ˈɡalʲɪvʲ]) is a city in the West of Ireland in the province of Connacht. Galway City Council is the local authority for the city. Galway lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay and is surrounded by County Galway. It is the fourth most populous urban area in the Republic of Ireland and the sixth most populous city in the island of Ireland.
According to the 2016 Irish Census, Galway city has a population of 79,504; however, the rural county agglomeration is far bigger.
Galway will be European Capital of Culture in 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia.
The city's name is from the Irish name for the River Corrib, Abhainn na Gaillimhe ("Stony River"), which formed the western boundary of the earliest settlement, Dún Bhun na Gaillimhe "Fort at the mouth of the Gaillimh". (Mythical and alternative derivations of the name are given in History of Galway).|publisher=cso.ie|accessdate=12 August 2010}}</ref>}} This led to their gaining complete control over the city and to the granting of mayoral status by the English crown in December 1484. Galway endured difficult relations with its Irish neighbours. A notice over the west gate of the city, completed in 1562 by Mayor Thomas Óge Martyn, stated "From the Ferocious O'Flahertys may God protect us". A by-law forbade the native Irish (as opposed to Galway's Hiberno-Norman citizens) unrestricted access into Galway, saying "neither O’ nor Mac shall strutte nor swagger through the streets of Galway" without permission.
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