county in Connacht province, W Ireland: 2,293 sq mi (5,939 sq km); pop. 180,000
its county seat, on an inlet of the Atlantic (): pop. 51,000
See Galway in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gôlˈwāˌ)
A region of west-central Ireland bordering on Galway Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Galway (population, 72,400) was incorporated in the late 14th century and is today an important industrial and tourist center.