Galway (barony)
Galway
Gaillimh (Irish) | |
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Fish market, Galway, c. 1905 | |
Barony map of County Galway, 1900; Galway is in the middle, coloured pink. | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′N 9°03′W / 53.28°N 9.05°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Galway |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.0 km2 (35.1 sq mi) |
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Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) is a barony in Ireland, comprising Galway city and surrounding parts of County Galway. The barony is coterminous with the former County of the Town of Galway, a county corporate created by the town's 1610 charter and abolished by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.