Connemara
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Connemara
First recorded in 1800–10; from Irish Conhmaíchne “progeny of Conmac”
Example Sentences
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The house fire broke out at a rural house in Gleann Mhic Mhuireann, near the village of Casla in Connemara.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
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
On the 26th of April, 1875, a very large calamary was met with on the north-west of Boffin Island, Connemara.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)
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