Located in the west of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, is County Galway<\/b>. The first inhabitants in the Galway <\/span>area arrived over 7,000 years ago, indicating the existence of people as early as 5000 BC. Originally comprised of several kingdoms, including Aidhne, Uí Maine, Maigh Seóla, Conmhaícne Mara, Soghain, and Máenmaige. County Galway <\/span>contains several inhabited islands, such as Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann) and Inishbofin (Inis Bó Fine). Nearly 20% of the population of County Galway live in the Gaeltacht, Irish-speaking districts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>","The Irish Potato Famine<\/strong>, also known as The Great Famine<\/strong> or Great Hunger<\/strong> lasted from 1845 to 1850 and resulted in a great exodus of Irish refugees fleeing to Britain, Australia, and North America, one of the most dramatic waves of Irish migration in history. It was one of the world's worst disasters in world history - over one million people died in a five year span.","County Westmeath (Westmeath, <\/b>Contae na hIarmhí or simply <\/b>An Iarmhí<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
Located in the province of Leinster, the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath. The kingdom was named Mide (meaning 'middle') because it was located in the geographical center of Ireland. Following the Norman invasion, the territory formed the basis for the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Meath granted by King Henry II of England to Hugh de Lacy in 1172. <\/span><\/span>",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/castle1.webp","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/connacht_province.webp?pos=floatRight","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_galway.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/ireland_westmeath.webp?pos=floatRight",null],"mode":"f","s":"Towey","sU":"TOUHY","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/TOUHY\/IR\/Towey\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"\/dpreview\/ANDERSON\/SC\/Anderson\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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