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'''Connacht''' or the old [[English language]] spelling of '''Connaught''' can have several meanings:
'''[[Connacht]]''' or '''Connaught''' is a western province in Ireland.


* [[Connacht]] is a western province in Ireland.
'''Connacht''' or '''Connaught''' may also refer to:
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**For a short period, it was the [[Republic of Connaught]]

* [[RMS Connaught (1897)|RMS Connaught]] of 1897 is one of two steamships to bear the name, and was torpedoed in WWI.
==Places==
* [[The Connaught (hotel)|The Connaught]] is a five-star hotel in London.
* Connaught Hill, a community park in [[Prince George, British Columbia]]
* [[Connaught Engineering]], a British [[Formula One]] and sports car constructor of the 1950s.
* [[Connaught Cadet Training Centre]], in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
* [[Connaught Village]], a neighbourhood in central London
* [[Republic of Connacht]], a short-lived republic located in Connacht province in 1798
* [[Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457]], a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
* [[Taman Connaught]], a township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* [[Connaught Place (disambiguation)]], several places
* [[Connaught Park (disambiguation)]], several places
* [[Connaught, Ontario (disambiguation)]], several places in Ontario, Canada

==Schools==
* [[Connacht Ulster Technological University]]
* [[Connaught School for Girls]], a secondary school in Leytonstone, England
* The Connaught School, the former name of [[Alderwood School]] in Aldershot, England

==Buildings==
* [[Connaught Armoury]], a building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
* [[Connaught Barracks, Dover]], an army installation at Dover, England
* [[Connaught Battery]], harbour defences in Nova Scotia
* [[Connaught Bridge Power Station]], a generating station in Selangor, Malaysia
* [[Connaught Building]], a building in Ottawa
* [[Connaught Hall (disambiguation)]], two English university halls of residence
* [[Connaught Hospital]], a hospital in Sierra Leone
* [[Connaught Rooms]], hotel and conference centre in London, England
* [[Connaught Theatre]], a former cinema in Worthing, England
* [[Old Connaught House]], a house in Dublin
* [[Royal Connaught Hotel]], a building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
* [[The Connaught (hotel)]], a five-star hotel in London, England
* [[The Connaught (Sydney)]], a landmark residential apartment building in Sydney, Australia

==Streets==
* [[Connaught Drive]], a road in Singapore
* [[Connaught Place (disambiguation)]], a location in several cities
* [[Connaught Road]] on the north shore of Hong Kong Island
* [[Connaught Street]], a street in Central London
* [[Connaught Square]], a square in Westminster, London
* [[Connaught Square (Thunder Bay)]], a square in Thunder Bay, Canada

== Companies and corporations ==
* [[Connaught Laboratories]], a company now part of Sanofi Pasteur vaccines company
* [[Connaught Motor Company]], a British manufacturer of high performance road cars
* [[Connaught Motor Company]], a British manufacturer of high performance road cars
* [[Connaught plc]], a UK company operating in the social housing, public sector and compliance markets
* [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]], who served as a [[Governor General of Canada]].

* [[Connaught Building]]
==Sport==
* [[Connaught Armoury]], a building in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]].
* ''[[Taman Connaught]]'', a township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
* [[Connaught (horse)]] (1965-1987), a thoroughbred racehorse trained in Britain
* [[Connaught Cup (disambiguation)]], several Canadian sporting competitions
*Connacht, a major character in the [[Myth (computer game series)|''Myth'']] [[computer game]] series.
* [[Connaught Engineering]], a British Formula One and sports car constructor of the 1950s
* [[Connacht GAA]], the provincial council governing Gaelic games in the Irish province
* [[Connaught Park Racetrack]], a horse-racing track at Aylmer, Quebec
* [[Connacht Rugby]], either the governing body for rugby union in the Irish province, or its senior team which competes in the Magners League
* [[Royal Connaught Boat Club]], a watersports club in Pune, India

==People==
*[[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]] (1850–1942), third son of Queen Victoria
*[[Prince Arthur of Connaught]] (1883–1938), only son of the 1st Duke, predeceased his father
*[[Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]] (1914–1943), only child of Prince Arthur of Connaught, died unmarried and without issue

==Transport==
* [[RMS Connaught (1897)|RMS ''Connaught'' (1897)]], a mail and passenger steamship built in 1897, torpedoed in World War I
* [[Connaught Road railway station]], a former east London station
* [[Connaught Tunnel]], a railway tunnel in British Columbia
* [[SS Duke of Connaught|SS ''Duke of Connaught'']], several steamships

==Other uses==
* Connacht, a major character in the [[Myth (computer game series)|''Myth'']] computer game series


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Latest revision as of 06:19, 18 September 2024

Connacht or Connaught is a western province in Ireland.

Connacht or Connaught may also refer to:

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Streets

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Companies and corporations

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Sport

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People

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Other uses

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  • Connacht, a major character in the Myth computer game series