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Galway, one of the largest cities in Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland, has a complex history going back around 800 years. The city was the only medieval city in the province of Connacht. ==(Alternative) derivations of the name== The city takes its name from that of the river,〔 the ''Gaillimh''. The word ''Gaillimh'' means "''stony''" as in "''stony river''" . Today, the river is commonly called the River Corrib, after Lough Corrib, just to the north. In Irish, Galway is also called ''Cathair na Gaillimhe'' ("city of Galway") which is a modern creation to prevent confusion with ''Contae na Gaillimhe'' / County Galway which is often incorrectly called ''Gaillimh'' in Irish. There are multiple alternative derivations of the name, some conjectural and some mythical: * The commonly held view that the city takes its name from the Irish word ''Gallaibh'', "foreigners" i.e. "the town of the foreigners" (from ''Gall'', a foreigner) is incorrect, since the name ''Gaillimh'' was applied to the river first and then later on to the town. Also the common word ''gallaibh'' (which is pronounced with a broad initial letter ''a'' has never been used as an alternative spelling of ''Gaillimh'' (which is pronounced without a broad initial letter ''a''.)) * The daughter of a local chieftain drowned in the river, and her name was ''Gailleamh'', thus the river was given her name. The chieftain was so distraught that he set up camp at the point to mourn her spirit and keep it company. Later, a town sprung up around the point, and was called ''Gaillimh'' in her honour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Galway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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