{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Galway Civic Trust    -    D\u00fachas Na Gaillimhe","provider_url":"https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie","author_name":"Jacob Conneely","author_url":"https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/index.php\/author\/jacob-conneely\/","title":"A Brief History of Mutton Island - Galway Civic Trust - D\u00fachas Na Gaillimhe","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"giYdcXiiE2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/a-brief-history-of-mutton-island\/\">A Brief History of Mutton Island<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/a-brief-history-of-mutton-island\/embed\/#?secret=giYdcXiiE2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Brief History of Mutton Island&#8221; &#8212; Galway Civic Trust    -    D\u00fachas Na Gaillimhe\" data-secret=\"giYdcXiiE2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251124-WA00062.jpg","thumbnail_width":1741,"thumbnail_height":1114,"description":"Introduction While a \u201ccauseway\u201d (raised road) now exists connecting Mutton Island to the mainland, this was not always the casei. Despite its (the causeway\u2019s) recency, the island itself has had an extensive history in Galway dating back at least to colonisation efforts by the Anglo-Normans entering into the region around [&hellip;]"}