Connacht (pronounced /ˈkɒnəxt/, alternately /ˈkɒnɔːt/; Irish: Connachta (pronounced [ˈkɔnəxtə]) "(land of the) descendants of Conn") is the western province of Ireland, comprising counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo. Its main urban centres are Galway in the south, and Sligo in the north. It has a population of 503,083, the smallest of the four Irish provinces.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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