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="8Cmet5a2jT"><a href="https://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/2026/07/01/on-this-day-1-july/">On this Day… 1 July</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://galwaycivictrust.ie/index.php/2026/07/01/on-this-day-1-july/embed/#?secret=8Cmet5a2jT" width="600" height="338" title="“On this Day… 1 July” — Galway Civic Trust - Dúchas Na Gaillimhe" data-secret="8Cmet5a2jT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! 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/2026/07/514345822_3343709152427408_32952062232769539_n.jpg642885By Ian Brophy On this day, 1 July, 1816, the foundation stone for the new parish Catholic Church was laid on the corner of Abbeygate Street Lower and Middle Street. The foundation stone was laid on the site of an old 1752 church. At the time, the Penal Laws forbade […]