News from County Galway
Farming and Country Life 2016, June 10th and 11th
When: Thursday, 12 May, 2016This interactive, informative and fun event will recreate rural life of 1916 and reflect on developments over the past century. This event has something to entertain and educate young and old, and celebrates rural Ireland from 100 years ago.
Claregalway (Baile Chláir) Galway
Finding the Moore Family of Cloonsellagh
When: Thursday, 31 December, 2015Many family members put advertisements in an effort to find the whereabouts of loved ones - in a day when Facebook and Google where unthinkable!
Tiernascragh (Galway) Galway
Claregalway Village & Parish
When: Saturday, 23 April, 2016The name comes from the Clare River, which flows through the parish. The parish covers a total area of over 12,000 statute acres.
Claregalway (Baile Chláir) Galway
Franciscan Friary
When: Saturday, 23 April, 2016Perhaps the most notable landmark in the parish of Claregalway lies just to the north of the river Clare and to the west of the Norman castle.
Claregalway (Baile Chláir) Galway
Killererin – A Parish History
When: Friday, 8 January, 2016It features indepth chapters on the archaeology of the area, the townlands, the military and ecclesiastical history as well as an examination of education and trade through the years.
Killererin (Galway) Galway
Caherlistrane
When: Monday, 21 December, 2015Written by Mary J Murphy, it's fifty-plus townlands are tucked neatly into 56 square miles in north County Galway, and Eilish is involved because her journalist-grandfather, Michael McHugh, was born in one of those townlands, Raheen, in 1873.
Galway
Celtic Revival Art Collection
When: Sunday, 9 August, 2015The museum collection includes embroidered banners designed by Jack B. Yeats and created by the Dun Emer Guild (which included the Yeats sisters), as well as art by Sarah Purser, and Evie Hone.
Loughrea (Galway) GalwayMike Kelly reconnects with Ballymacward in County Galway
When: Thursday, 1 August, 2013Mike Kelly always knew that his family originated from Galway: his great grandfather was James Kelly from Ballymacward, Co Galway and immigrated to Detroit USA in the 1800`s.
Galway