Download or read book The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway from the Earliest Period to the Present Time written by James Hardiman and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Galway written by Gerard Moran and published by Barrie Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The history of the town and county of the town of Galway written by James Hardiman and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Galway History on a Postcard written by Paul Duffy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of Galway shown through a selection of 200 post cards which have been chosen to illustrate a wide spectrum of the history of Co. Galway between 1895 and 1950, including its politics and local government, public health, transport, industry, housing conditions, and education.
Download or read book A History of County Galway written by Peadar O'Dowd and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2004-10-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peadar O'Dowd's A History of County Galway is an enjoyable, accessible and informative study of Galway's history. A comprehensive book that begins with Galway's geological formation, O'Dowd's study of Ireland's second largest county progresses up to the present day and is the ideal book for anyone interested in the county of the Tribesmen. Galway is the largest county in the province of Connacht, both in area and population. It is divided in two by the great expanse of Lough Corrib, the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland. To the west lies one of the country's most scenic areas, the mountains of Connemara, while to the east, its fertile plains run gently towards the Shannon basin. Its capital, Galway City, stands on the banks of the River Corrib, which flows into Galway Bay. East Galway is particularly rich in ecclesiastical and monastic ruins, while Galway City has been an important port and trading centre since medieval times, conducting a vigorous trade with places as far away as Italy, Spain and France. In modern times the county has been a focus of industrial and tourist expansion and contains one of the largest Gaeltachts or Irish-speaking areas in the country. Peadar O'Dowd's fascinating history of the area traces its political, administrative, social and economic developments over the centuries. He pays particular attention in the modern period to the importance of its educational and cultural infrastructures, as well as its changing life styles in the twenty-first century. A well-known local author and historian, O'Dowd has deep knowledge of and abiding affection for Galway and its people that is abundantly clear in this authoritative yet accessible study of his native county. A History of County Galway: Table of Contents - Natural Formation - Ancient Galway - Christianity - Medieval Times - Early Modern Galway - The Dawn of Modern TimesSelected Bibliography
Download or read book Galway City Through Time written by Brendan McGowan and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galway, the capital of Connacht, lies at the mouth of the River Corrib, on the north-east shore of the beautiful Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. Founded by the de Burgh family in the early thirteenth century, Galway was an Anglo- Norman colony within a Gaelic hinterland. A walled town developed and, under the control of fourteen merchant families (the Tribes of Galway), prospered as a result of trade links with the continent. Galway has changed dramatically in recent decades but has still managed to retain much of its historic character. Today, it is a modern and thriving city, and a centre of culture, learning and industry. Galway City Through Time combines archive and contemporary images with informative captions to tell the story of this remarkable city and its people.
Download or read book Galway Bay written by Mary Pat Kelly and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of Frank Delaney, Colleen McCullough, and Maeve Binchy comes a poignant historical family saga set against the Famine. In a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family. Because they and their countrymen must sell both their catch and their crops to pay exorbitant rents, potatoes have become their only staple food. But when blight destroys the potatoes three times in four years, a callous government and uncaring landlords turn a natural disaster into The Great Starvation that will kill one million. Honora and Michael vow their children will live. The family joins two million other Irish refugees--victims saving themselves--in the emigration from Ireland. Danger and hardship await them in America. Honora, her unconventional sister Mv°ire, and their seven sons help transform Chicago from a frontier town to the "City of the Century." The boys go on to fight in the Civil War and enlist in the cause of Ireland's freedom. Spanning six generations and filled with joy, sadness, and heroism, Galway Bay sheds brilliant light on the ancestors of today's forty-four million Irish Americans--and is a universal story you will never forget.
Download or read book The History of Galway written by Sean Spellissy and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War and Revolution in the West of Ireland written by Conor McNamara and published by Irish Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period 1913–22 witnessed extraordinary upheaval in Irish society. The Easter Rising of 1916 facilitated the emergence of new revolutionary forces and the eruption of guerrilla warfare. In Galway and elsewhere in the west, the new realities wrought by World War One saw the emergence of a younger generation of impatient revolutionaries. In 1916, Liam Mellows led his Irish Volunteers in a Rising in east Galway and up to 650 rebels took up defensive positions at Moyode Castle. From the western shores of Connemara to market towns such as Athenry, Tuam and Galway, local communities were subject to unprecedented use of terror by the Crown Forces. Meanwhile, conflict over land, an enduring grievance of the poor, threatened to overwhelm parts of Galway with sustained land seizures and cattle drives by the rural population. War and Revolution in the West of Ireland: Galway, 1913–1922 provides fascinating insights into the revolutionary activities of the ordinary men and women who participated in the struggle for independence. In this compelling new account, Galway historian Conor McNamara unravels the complex web of identity and allegiance that characterised the west of Ireland, exploring the enduring legacy of a remarkable and contested era.
Download or read book The History of the Town and Country of the Town of Galway written by James Hardiman and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Later Proterozoic Torridonian Rocks of Scotland written by A. D. Stewart and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2002 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Third Mrs Galway written by Deirdre Sinnott and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antislavery agitation is rocking Utica in 1835 when a young bride discovers an enslaved family hiding in her shed, setting in motion the exhumation of long-buried family secrets. “In this eloquent debut, a diverse cast of characters embodies the political, class, and racial upheavals of its time and milieu, and does it all in living local color . . . [A] powerful look at the prologue to Emancipation.” —Kirkus Reviews It’s 1835 in Utica, New York, and newlywed Helen Galway discovers a secret: two people who have escaped enslavement are hiding in the shack behind her husband’s house. Suddenly, she is at the center of the era’s greatest moral dilemma: Should she be a “good wife” and report the fugitives? Or will she defy convention and come to their aid? Within her home, Helen is haunted by the previous Mrs. Galway, recently deceased but still an oppressive presence. Her husband, injured by a drunken tumble off his horse, is assisted by a doctor of questionable ambitions who keeps a close eye on Helen. In charge of all things domestic is Maggie—formerly enslaved by the Galway family and freed when emancipation came to New York eight years earlier. Abolitionists arriving in Utica to found the New York State Anti-Slavery Society are accused by the local papers of being traitors to the Constitution. Everyone faces dangerous choices as they navigate this intensely heated personal and political landscape.
Download or read book Woodlawn written by Woodlawn Heritage Group and published by Thp Ireland. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woodlawn, an area rich in archaeology, history, architecture and politics, is both unique in its character and yet emblematic of the story of many rural communities across Ireland. In this new work, which is the result of a decade of research by Woodlawn Heritage Group, this history is explored in a beautifully illustrated volume. Aspects of this story include the landed estate of Woodlawn House, the railway and postal services, education, emigration and a selection of personal stories of its people. This collection is accompanied by poignant and revealing illustrations to create an invaluable record for all with a connection to Woodlawn's past and present.
Download or read book Famine written by William Henry and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famine: Galway's Darkest Years examines the origins and effects of the Irish Famine, focusing on Galway and the surrounding areas. Being a port town and the main population center in Connacht, Galway witnessed the daily influx of human wretchedness and the suffering of destitute people seeking salvation' in the feared workhouse. The human misery that began appearing in the streets of Galway in 1846 shocked the authorities and terrified its inhabitants. The rebellion of 1848 and some violent incidents are included, as is the story of some of the emigrants who made it to the New World.
Download or read book The Families of County Galway Ireland written by Michael C. O'Laughlin and published by Irish Roots Cafe. This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Specifications: 6" x 9" size; 207 pages; 40 illustrations; well indexed by surname. Includes Castles in County Galway; family seats of power; locations; variant spellings of family names; full map of County Galway, coats of arms, and sources for research. From ancient times to the modern day. First Edition. Author/Editor: Michael C. O'Laughlin. Please note that the first volume in the Irish Family Project, "The Book of Irish Families, great & small" has additional information on families in County Galway.
Download or read book A Guide to Tracing Your Galway Ancestors written by Peadar O'Dowd and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to tracing your ancestors from County Galway, Ireland.
Download or read book Only the River Runs Free written by Bodie Thoene and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
