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Connacht
Historic 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 (2002) 464,300. 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 west.
The chief rivers are the Shannon, Moy, and Suck, and there are a number of lakes which include Loughs Corrib, Mask, Arrow, and Ree. The Connacht dialect is the national standard.
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