Connacht
Proper noun
Meaning
Connacht
The western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
Examples
A poem in the Lebor Gabála Érenn says of their arrival: It is God who suffered them, though He restrained them they landed with horror, with lofty deed, in their cloud of mighty combat of spectres, upon a mountain of Conmaicne of Connacht.
Connacht tomorrow: It is going to be mostly dry but cloudy with the chance of the odd spot of rain or drizzle for a time.
A Status Yellow rainfall warning is in effect for Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and the entirety of Connacht.
But Connacht were rewarded for their efforts on the stroke of half-time when Healy beat Teddy Thomas in the air to score after a tremendous cross-kick from Carty.
A Status Orange wind warning for all five counties in Connacht, as well as Donegal and Kerry, will remain in place until 9pm on Monday evening.
At the same time County Clare was created and moved from Munster to Connacht, being returned to Munster in 1602.