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County Galway: tags: [geography]

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A county in Ireland with a relatively high proporiton of Irish-speaking citizens. The region has been inhabited since about 5000 BC.

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“Well, I want this dhraggin to be killed,” says the King. “It will be no trouble in life to you; and I am sorry that it isn’t betther worth your while, for he isn’t worth fearin’ at all; only I must tell you that he lives in the County Galway, in the middle of a bog, and he has an advantage in that.”

Humours of Irish Life: Samuel Lover. The Little Weaver of Duleek Gate.