Connacht

[kon-uhkht, -uht]

noun

1. Irish name of Connaught.

Connacht

/ ˈkɒnət /

noun

1. a province and ancient kingdom of NW Republic of Ireland: consists of the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo. Pop: 464 296 (2002). Area: 17 122 sq km (6611 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Llanelli based rugby team Scarlets have had to postpone their match against Connacht as a result of travel disruption caused by Storm Amy.

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"Have we got time?" asked the Connacht player.

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Aki has previously admitted that qualifying for Ireland and stepping up to the Test game was a big part of the motivation behind his own move to Connacht from New Zealand in 2014.

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Hugo Keenan remains at full-back while Mack Hansen starts on the right wing after serving his three-game ban for criticising the officials in Connacht's defeat by Leinster in December.

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While not part of the main squad, Leinster centre Hugh Cooney, Ulster back row James McNabney and Connacht duo Ben Murphy and Cathal Forde are included as development players and will travel to Portugal for the team's pre-tournament training camp.

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