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Province of the Republic of Ireland,
comprising the counties of Galway, Leitrim,
Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo; area 17,130 sq
km/6,612 sq mi; population (1986) 431,000.
The chief towns are Galway, Roscommon,
Castlebar, Sligo, and Carrick-on-Shannon.
Mainly lowland, it is agricultural and
stock-raising country, with poor land in the
W. The chief rivers are the Shannon, Moy, and
Suck, and there are a number of lakes. The
Connacht dialect is the national standard.