West Connacht
West Connacht was a Gaelic kingdom in Connemara, west of Lough Corrib. In 1337 the O Flaherty chief Brian ruled from Annaghdown, after his family had been driven west from Maigh Seola by the O Connors in 1051.
The kingdom was brought only loosely under the Kingdom of Ireland in the late 16th century. Its reputation for resisting outside authority endured: in 1759 a judge reported that no sheriff dared enter the country to serve process.