Connemara

American  

[kon-uh-mahr-uh] / ˌkɒn əˈmɑr ə /

noun

1. a mountainous region in County Galway, western Ireland, on the Atlantic coast.

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Connemara British  

/ ˌkɒnɪˈmɑːrə /

noun

1. a barren coastal region of W Republic of Ireland, in Co Galway: consists of quartzite mountains, peat bogs, and many lakes; noted for its breed of pony originating from the hilly regions

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Etymology

Origin of Connemara

First recorded in 1800–10; from Irish Conhmaíchne “progeny of Conmac”

Example Sentences

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Connemara

He grasped a string of rosary beads made of marble from Connemara in Ireland’s County Galway.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

But The Pogues did Irish song with dirt under its fingernails, as spellbinding as American gospel, as heart-rending as Puccini, as wild as the sea-spray on a Connemara cliff, as wrenching as a Kilburn hangover.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023

Quinn intentionally made it in Irish as a way to reclaim the notion of an untainted, true Irish identity in the Connemara region of the west of Ireland, away from bourgeois life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

A cousin of mine who is an Irish traditional musician and and an Irish speaker and lives in Connemara, tells me how diverse the scene is out there.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2022

And round spun the bird, keeping time to the merry air, and every now and then giving a “whoop?” such as could only be emitted by Cockie himself, a Connemara Irishman, or a Cuscarora Indian.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon