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Conamara Theas (Irish for South Connemara) is a predominantly Irish-speaking district in the West of County Galway. There are around 7,000 people living in the area (excluding the Aran islands). Between 60% and 80% of residents are native Irish speakers. It is the part of the Gaeltacht that is west of Cois Fharraige. The Conamara Theas variety of Connacht Irish is different from that of Cois Fharraige.
Conamara Theas covers the area from Ros a Mhil, Casla, An Cheathrú Rua, Ceantar na nOileán, Camus, Rosmuc and The Iorras Aithneach peninsula.
The ferry port for the Aran Islands is in Ros a Mhil.
Casla is the location of the national Irish language station RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta.
An Cheathrú Rua is the biggest village in the area and the location of the Irish language newspaper Foinse. There is also the Department of Spoken Irish at the National University of Ireland, Galway which has a centre in the village offering third-level courses to both students and overseas learners.
The NUIG also has a second educational centre in Carna.
See also
County Galway
Galway City Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht Cois Fharraige
Aran Islands
Joyce Country
County Donegal
Gaoth Dobhair
Na Rosa
Cloch Cheann Fhaola
Gaeltacht an Láir
County Kerry
Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne
County Mayo
Gaeltacht Iorrais agus Acaill
References
Hickey, Raymond (2011). The Dialects of Irish: Study of a changing landscape. Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs, Volume 230. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. p. 432. doi:10.1515/9783110238303. ISBN 9783110238044.