Connaught

Connaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke of, 1850-1942, English prince; son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, brother of Edward VII. Trained for a military career, he served in Egypt (1882) and India (1886-90) and as commander in chief in the Mediterranean (1907-9). He was (1911-16) governor-general of Canada. His son, Prince Arthur of Connaught, 1883-1938, was (1920-23) governor-general of South Africa.

Connaught: see Connacht, Ireland.

or Connaught

Province (pop., 2002 prelim.: 464,050), northwestern Ireland. It is composed of the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo and has an area of 6,611 sq mi (17,122 sq km). An ancient kingdom, Connacht was Christianized by St. Patrick in the 5th century. Dominated from the 11th century by the O'Connors of Roscommon, it endured an Anglo-Norman invasion in the 12th century.

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Connaught, Ontario can mean the following places:

• Connaught, Renfrew County, Ontario
• Connaught, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario
• Connaught, Timmins, Ontario