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    Connacht or Connaught (/ˈkɒnɔːt, ˈkɒnə(x)t/ KON-awt, KON-ə(kh)t; Irish: Connachta [ˈkʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə] or Cúige Chonnacht [ˌkuːɟə ˈxʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]), is one of the...
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  • Connacht Rugby (Irish: Rugbaí Connachta) is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. Connacht competes in the United...
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    The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon,...
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  • Leinster Connacht Ulster Munster There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The Irish word for this territorial division...
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  • Look up Connacht or Connaught in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Connacht or Connaught is a western province in Ireland. Connacht or Connaught may also...
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    Medb (redirect from Medb of Connacht)
    (Irish: [mʲeːvʲ]), and often anglicised as Maeve (/meɪv/ MAYV), is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her husband in the core stories...
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  • The Connacht Tribune (An Curadh Connachtach) is a newspaper circulating chiefly in County Galway, Ireland. Published as a regional newspaper for County...
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  • Connacht GAA (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Chonnacht) or formally the Connacht Provincial Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association is the governing...
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    West Connacht (Irish: Iarthar Chonnachta; Modern Irish: Iar Connacht) was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County...
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  • The Connacht Cup may refer to a number of sporting competitions played in the Irish province of Connacht, also known as Connaught. These competitions may...
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    Conchúir; anglicised as Rory O'Conor) (c. 1116 – 2 December 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1198. He was the...
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    The coat of arms of Connacht displays a vertically dimidiated black eagle and armed hand. The arms are recorded as such on a map of Galway dated 1651,...
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    materials. Connacht Irish (Irish: Gaeilge Chonnacht) is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Connacht. Gaeltacht regions in Connacht are...
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    dynasties in Ireland. The O'Conor family held the throne of the Kingdom of Connacht up until 1475. Having ruled it on and off since 967, they ruled continuously...
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    the Kingdom of Connacht which, though he had been granted (probably before 1195) by John, he had never occupied. The King of Connacht, Cathal Crobhdearg...
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    Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR; c. 1194 – 1242 or 1243), was an Anglo-Norman aristocrat who was Seneschal of Munster...
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  • The Connacht Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Connacht Championship and shortened to Connacht SFC, is an annual Gaelic football competition...
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    Western Europe. On the island, the language has three major dialects: Connacht, Munster and Ulster Irish. All three have distinctions in their speech...
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  • Shayne Bolton (category Connacht Rugby players)
    Champions Cup side Connacht. He originally played centre. Bolton now plays on the wing, usually the left wing. Bolton joined Connacht in June 2021 having...
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  • Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the borders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland. The Tuatha of...
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    The Irish Republic of 1798, more commonly known as the Republic of Connacht, was a short-lived state proclaimed during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 that...
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    Bernaig in the 11th century, the family were pushed further west to Iar Connacht, a territory associated with Connemara today. They continued to rule this...
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    Bundee Aki (category Connacht Rugby players)
    union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club Connacht. Born in New Zealand, he represents Ireland at international level after...
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  • The Annals of Connacht (Annála Connacht), covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least...
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  • Conchobair; 1088 – 1156) anglicised Turlough Mór O'Conor, was King of Connacht (1106–1156) and High King of Ireland (ca. 1120–1156). Toirdelbhach was...
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  • re-designation as a Technological University. This partnership, known as the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA), aimed to establish a 'Technological University'...
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    O'Connor/O'Conor and Cathal the Red-handed O'Conor) (1153–1224), was a king of Connacht. He was the youngest son of the High King of Ireland Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair...
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  • The 2024 Connacht Senior Football Championship is the 2024 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. 7 teams compete...
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  • between Armagh and Connacht champions Galway. Armagh won their 2nd title after a 1–11 to 0–13 win against Galway in the final. Connacht, Leinster, Munster...
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  • Championship: Connacht 54-16 Zebre - Connacht score eight tries against Zebre to secure bonus point win", BBC Sport, 20 April 2024 "Connacht keep URC hopes...
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