1.0Galway Civic Trust - Dúchas Na Gaillimhehttps://galwaycivictrust.ieDeclan O'Sheahttps://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/author/admin_iarla/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DrHu9EAbbA"><a href="https://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/2024/05/16/on-this-day-16-may/">On this Day… 16 May</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/2024/05/16/on-this-day-16-may/embed/#?secret=DrHu9EAbbA" width="600" height="338" title="“On this Day… 16 May” — Galway Civic Trust - Dúchas Na Gaillimhe" data-secret="DrHu9EAbbA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://galwaycivictrust.ie/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://galwaycivictrust.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/443821228_2903184269813234_4624508004487505019_n.jpg15422048On 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 […]