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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)
↓
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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