Connacht

(kän′ôt, -əkht)

province of NW Ireland: 6,609 sq mi (17,117 sq km); pop. 423,000

See Connacht in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A historical region of west-central Ireland. An ancient native kingdom, it was dominated by the O'Connor family in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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