News from County Galway

Calling the ‘Galway Tribal Diaspora'!

When: Tuesday, 8 September, 2015

The Galway based heritage organisation is launching a new initiative entitled ‘The Galway Tribal Diaspora Project’ which aims to collect and record the stories of former Galway residents  who have gone on to continue their life story beyond Irish shores.

Galway
Heritage Week Videos 2020 Paul Murphy

Heritage Week Videos 2020

When: Monday, 24 August, 2020

Paul Murphy is filmmaker based in Galway, who has in recent years worked with several state agencies. Paul describes the work as ‘telling stories’ with film/video.

Galway City (Galway) Galway
Chronicles Workshop Loughrea Library February 2020

Chronicles Workshop in Loughrea Library

When: Friday, 28 February, 2020

We started the day by getting everyone signed up to the website. Once this was accomplished we were ready to start interacting with our own civil parishes. We learned about how to search for and join a parish so that we receive updates on that particular area.

Loughrea (Galway) Galway
Peter Burke True to Ireland New Zealand

True to Ireland

When: Monday, 12 August, 2019

These men from all parts of Ireland including set up and funded an organisation that would take on the might of the New Zealand government to prevent them from being conscripted into the army.

Moycullen (Galway) Galway
Krista Heatley gave a lecture to the Annaghdown Heritage Society entitled Portland Irish: Emigration and the Railroad Industry

Summer Visitors to Annaghdown

When: Friday, 28 June, 2019

The Annaghdown IrelandXO team were pleased to meet and greet three sets of visitors in recent weeks.

Annaghdown (Galway) Galway
Cill-Éinde-2015 © Cois Fharraige.ie

Ardchrois an Spidéil (High Cross of Spiddal)

When: Thursday, 10 September, 2015

Ardchrois an Spidéil is 8.5 ft (2.6 metres) high and weights approx 700Kgs (3/4 tonne). It is designed in the tradition of the Irish ‘penal’ crosses and is executed in rose granite quarried in Clochmór, Baile na hAbhann.

Spiddal (Galway) Galway

Reconnecting with Kiltormer

When: Tuesday, 20 November, 2018

The highlight of our trip to Ireland in September was meeting our distant relatives in Kiltormer!  With the help of Ireland Reaching out, Mary McLaughlin, John Joe Conwell  and Mary Lynch, we were able to re-co

Kiltormer (Galway) Galway
Loughrea Town Hall

Save the Loughrea Town Hall

When: Friday, 27 April, 2018

LARC are passionate about bringing the Town Hall to life once again in Loughrea and believe this iconic building can be placed at the heart of Loughrea’s cultural and economic life for generations to come. The group are hosting a Who Wants to be a Thousandaire event on May 12th

Loughrea (Galway) Galway
Clifden IReland

Art news and other events in Clifden this Spring

When: Monday, 23 April, 2018

The Clifden Writers Group invite you to celebrate Poetry Day Ireland with Poems and Coffee at the Library.  Thursday 26th April at 11am.  Bring a poem that surprises, you can read this and share with people there.  You can also just relax and listen as you sip yo

Clifden (Galway) Galway

Heritage Society Winter Newsletter

When: Thursday, 21 December, 2017

Annaghdown Heritage Society have launched their Winter 2017 Newsletter, which includes articles on Brick Making in Annaghdown, Emigration to New Zealand, local Petty Sessions records, and more.

Annaghdown (Galway) Galway