Connemara
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Connemara
First recorded in 1800–10; from Irish Conhmaíchne “progeny of Conmac”
Example Sentences
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He grasped a string of rosary beads made of marble from Connemara in Ireland’s County Galway.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
It took several decades after “Poitín” for another Irish-language production to emerge: 2007’s “Kings,” about a group of men from Connemara who migrate to London.
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
At Carna, in a faraway corner of Connemara, the cashier at the country market asked if we knew Marty Walsh, the mayor of Boston.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2019
In a moment their kippeens clashed; in another, hundreds of kippeens crashed together, and the grandest fight ever fought in Connemara raged over Callanan’s Field.
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
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