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

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

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

Beneath the Connemara clay, the grudges hold their grip; the unrequited loves remain ever so.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021

Duke and Duchess, 151, 152 Connemara, Lord, 145, 162, 166, 167, 180 Consort, H.R.H.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh