{"id":2281,"date":"2025-11-10T22:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/?page_id=2281"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:57:42","slug":"tribes-of-galway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/index.php\/tribes-of-galway\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribes of Galway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Galway\u2019s rich history is deeply tied to the 14 merchant families known as the Tribes of Galway<\/strong>, who dominated the city\u2019s political, commercial, and social life from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Their legacy lives on through historic buildings, family names, and enduring stories. Explore the fascinating origins and contributions of each family below.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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1651 Map<\/strong>: https:\/\/galwaycivictrust.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cantec_Scan-of-1651-map.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Sources Consulted<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Books<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dargan, Pat, Galway \u2013 City of Heritage<\/i>, Eastwood Books, Dublin, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dowd, Peadar, \u201cA Family Heritage in Stone\u201d, Galway Roots- Journal of the Galway Family History Society West<\/i>, Summer 1993, (pp6-8)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hardiman, James, Hardiman\u2019s History of Galway,<\/i> 1820 (reprint, Connacht Tribune 1985)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Larkin, Patrick \u201cSOME TOWN CASTLES OF GALWAY.\u201dJournal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society<\/i> 72 (2020): 157\u201372. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Martyn Adrian, The Tribes Of Galway; 1124- 1642<\/i>, Galway; Adrian Martyn, 2016<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill T.P., The Tribes and other Galway families<\/i>, (1984), reprint, Galway Civic Trust, 2013<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Prunty, Jacinta; Walsh, Paul,<\/span><\/span> Galway- Irish Historic Town Atlas No 28<\/i><\/span><\/span>, Royal Irish Academy, 2016<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Walsh, Paul, <\/span><\/span>Renaissance Galway- Delineating the Seventeenth Century City<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Royal Irish Academy, 2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Internet<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome to County Galway Guide, \u2018\u2019Tribes of Galway\u201d, (2007), <\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.galway-ireland.ie\/galway-tribes.htm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.houseofnames.com\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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