GALWAY, or GALLOWAY, a county of Ireland, which is 82 miles in length, and 42 in breadth, bounded by the counties of Clare, Tipperary, King's County, Roscommon, and the sea. The river Shannon washes the frontiers of the east and south-east, and forms a lake several miles in length. There is another great lake called Corbis, or Carib, which is near 20 miles long, and five broad. The county contains 15,420 houses, 136 parishes, 17 baronies, and 13 boroughs; and sends 8 members to parliament. The capital town is of the same name.