By Ian Brophy, Galway Civic Trust On this day, 23 April, 1937, a Salmon was caught in the traps on the Galway Fishery. This specimen fish weighed in at 43 lbs, was 4 ft in length and 27 inches in girth. The Galway Fishery is a severed (several) Read more…
dominicansisters.com To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the arrival of Dominicans in Ireland, the Dominican sisters and friars of Galway have organised a series of talks on various aspects of the Dominican story in the West of Ireland. Do come along if you’re in the area, and spread the word Read more…
Galway County Council Galway County Council are thrilled to announce The Hare’s Corner funding scheme to support landowners and community groups across County Galway in undertaking nature-positive measures on their lands. This will be a hugely popular scheme and it will be open to applications from this Friday, March 15th. Read more…
BY HANNAH MARTIN Galway Advertiser Fri, Mar 15, 2024 Galway’s Blue Teapot Theatre Company will represent Ireland at the BAFTA qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival (UK ), screening three self-produced films on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17, as part of Reel Ireland documentary strand. Oska Bright is the Read more…
Herstory Following #Herstory‘s successful campaign to make #BrigidsDay Ireland’s new national holiday – the first in honour of a woman, it’s high time we make #SheelahsDay our next goddess holiday “For hundreds of years Ireland has had an icon of womanhood and a compelling symbol of all things female, yet Read more…
On this day, Isabella Augusta Persse was born. She was born into wealth, her family being the wealthy Persse family, the distillers of Persse’s Galway whiskey. She was the 12th of 16 children. She received her education at home, where her future was strongly influenced by the family nanny, Mary Read more…
Irish Dominicans The Claddagh in Galway City is an iconic neighbourhood, rich in history. For many centuries it was home to a large fishing community, whose story is intimately connected with that of the Dominican priory of St Mary on the Hill… Further learning: John Cunningham, ‘The mayor / admiral Read more…
On this day, or thereabouts, Patrick Conroy was born. ‘ Much folklore surrounds his life and his biographers have encountered difficulty in establishing certain facts about him ‘; this is a quote from the Dictionary of Irish Biography. There appears to be an incorrect date for his date of birth Read more…
From the 15th to the 26th April, community groups across the country will be competing to reduce their carbon footprint by the largest amount. By logging daily climate-friendly actions on our specialised platform, they will instantly be able to see the impact of their individual and collective actions and compare Read more…
GalwayEarlyMusic1996 Captain Moreno has just arrived in Galway (his favourite city) with a load of wine. He invites you, his fellow sailor, to see a bit of the city. As you walk around the city, you hear music that is happening in various places. You are listening to audio Read more…