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Irish · Gaeilge
Gaillimh
/ˈɡal̪ʲəvʲ/
Anglicised as Galway
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“stony river” — the town took the name of the River Gaillimh, now usually called the Corrib.
Broken down
Gaillimh
from gall (stone)
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stony (river)
A river-name meaning “stony”. The town grew up as Dún Bun na Gaillimhe, the fort at the mouth of the Gaillimh.
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