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…
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…
For it was on a Tuesday, a cold day; there was a bite in the air. He requested an extra garment to protect him from the chill in the air; lest the crowd see him shivering and mistake it for cowardice. He left his home and was escorted to Whitehall, Read more…
On 6 December we mark the Feast Day of St. Nicholas (of Myra). St. Nicholas of Myra was a 4th-century bishop of Greek descent from Myra, now in Turkey. Relatively little is known about the life of Nicholas. While on a visit to the Holy Land, a storm almost destroyed Read more…
The #Herstory Galway illuminations taking place THIS FRIDAY, 27th January, will celebrate Brigid and the strength and spirit of Galway women. Legendary locals will be celebrated including Úna Taaffe, Ena McEntee, Biddy Ward, Lady Gregory, Nora Barnacle and Gort heroine Mara; with portraits by local artists Geraldine Kilmartin, Irene Naughton, Read more…
Galway Advertiser, Thu, Oct 13, 2022 Harps Together Lá na Cruite Harp Day 2022 takes place on Saturday October 15 with live and online events planned all over the world. For the sixth year in a row, Irish harpers extend a warm invitation to harpers everywhere to join with them Read more…
Friends of Barna Woods Join our as #Gaeilge /bilingual “Bealtaine Flower Walk” this Sunday at 11am. Spaces limited. Email us at friendsofbarnawoods@gmail.com to register now! Tweets by FoBarnaWoods