Galway takes its name from Gaillimh, the river that flows through it, and its city was long ruled by fourteen merchant families — the ‘Tribes of Galway’ — who gave the county its enduring nickname.
Contae na Gaillimhe · The Tribesmen · Connacht
Galway takes its name from Gaillimh, the river that flows through it, and its city was long ruled by fourteen merchant families — the ‘Tribes of Galway’ — who gave the county its enduring nickname.
This is the gateway to Connemara and the Aran Islands, where the Claddagh ring was first fashioned in a fishing village on the bay, its clasped hands and crowned heart now recognised the world over.
