By Ian Brophy On this day, 15 June, 1919, a plane landed in a bog outside Clifden, Co. Galway. It sluggishly came to a stop, up-ended, and took a nose-dive. This most inhospitable, barren landscape – Derrigimlagh Bog – was already the home of the first transatlantic wireless station. Read more…
Heritage Week will run from 17 – 25 August 2024 Stay Tuned for all Details of our planned Events to be posted over coming weeks. Remember to Bookmark our website and check back frequently! How Time Flies! A Flashback to Heritage Week 2022 Opening with Mayor Clodagh Higgins and MEP Read more…
Musical Trail with Galeon Ensemble, Galway City, Saturday 1st June Musical Trail with Galeon Ensemble as they meandered the medieval streets of Galway, filling the air with the sounds of the European Renaissance on Saturday 1st June 😍🎼 Complete with traditional costume and multiple instruments, welcome this talented Ukrainian musical Read more…
Join us for a Musical Trail with Galeon Ensemble as they meander the medieval streets of Galway, filling the air with the sounds of the European Renaissance on Saturday 1st June Complete with traditional costume and multiple instruments, welcome this talented Ukrainian musical duo in their first performance here at Read more…
Good evening, everyone! We are delighted to share some exciting highlights from our recent tours at the Galway Civic Trust, particularly focusing on one of Galway’s most significant archaeological treasures – the Hall of the Red Earl. One of our visitors today was Jacinta Gibbons, a local Galwegian with a Read more…
FREE Guided Walks of Medieval Galway every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm. Meet at the Hall of the Red Earl in Druid Lane. No Need to Book a Place, just show up at 2.00pm Tuesday or Thursday! In case you cannot make one of our guided tours, check out Read more…
Every Wednesday at 2.00pm, commencing at Hall of the Red Earl Hall of the Red Earl Custom House, Druid Lane, Galway, Ireland H91 XV2C Co. Galway – City Galway Civic Trust will be running a series of free guided tours of Galway City’s Waterways during the summer months 2024. These Read more…
The Mick Lally Theatre Humanity Dick: A Tale of Beasts and Bullets Seán Leonard 14 – 15 June 2024 8pm Tickets €20 / €16 concession Humanity Dick commemorates the 200th anniversary of the world’s first SPCA in London, a landmark event intertwined with Connemara’s history. Join Seán Leonard as he Read more…
Galway County Biodiversity Office Happy National Biodiversity Week 2024! The opening event of our programme will see John Lusby from Biodiversity Ireland give a talk on the Breeding Birds of Connemara in the Community Centre in Roundstone. You will hear about how the surrounding land supports Golden Plover, Curlew, Merlin, Read more…
On this day, 16 May, we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Brendan. By Ian Brophy, Dúchas na Gaillimhe Brendan was born during the Middle Ages in 484 A.D.in Co. Kerry. He was baptised near Ardfert,Co. Kerry by Bishop Erc. At the tender age of one, he was sent to Read more…