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	History of Galway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Galway's economy recovered somewhat from the late 18th as the Penal laws were relaxed.
		Galway businessmen launched a boycott against Northern Irish goods from December 1919 onwards in protest against the loyalist attacks on Catholic nationalists in Belfast, a protest that later spread throughout the country.
		James Hardiman's History of Galway is considered to the definitive history of Galway city and county from the earliest of times until the early 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Galway (1657 words)

	Galway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Galway (official Irish name: Gaillimh) is the main city in the province of Connacht in Ireland and capital of County Galway.
		Galway remained mostly loyal to the English crown during the Gaelic resurgence as a matter of survival, yet by 1642 the city allied itself with the Catholic Confederation of Kilkenny during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
		Galway has an Association Football (Soccer) team, Galway United in the League of Ireland; two local rugby union teams in the city Galwegians and Corinthians, and one in the county, (Connemara) as well as Connacht Rugby who play in the Celtic League; and contributes players to the County Gaelic football and hurling teams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Galway (2545 words)

	Galway
		The cannons were presented to the Connaught Rangers at the end of the Crimean War (1854-1856) in recognition of their military achievements.
		Galway is the regional capital of County Galway in Ireland.
		Hardiman's History of Galway is considered to be the definitive history of Galway city and county.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ga/Galway.html (387 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Galway and Kilmacduagh
		In this district was the town of Galway.
		In the ninth century it was destroyed by the Danes; subsequently it was rebuilt and protected by a strong castle; in the twelfth century again destroyed by the King of Munster; and towards the end of that century wrested from the O'Flahertys by the powerful Anglo-Norman family of De Burgo.
		But the Galway men, regarding the surrounding people as little better than savages, were reluctant to be associated with them, and in 1484 obtained from the Archbishop of Tuam exemption from his jurisdiction.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06373a.htm (1299 words)

	Touring Galway - History and Sights
		Galway was a port as far back as the Vikings, but the city's rise to prominence began with the arrival of the Anglo-Norman warrior, Richard De Burgos, who conquered the city and its surrounding territory.
		Galway's twentieth century revitalization was buoyed by grants from the Irish Government earmarked for the inner city's renewal.
		Galway is not content to rest on the trophies of her past, for this is a swinging city.
	www.inmamaskitchen.com /FOOD_IS_ART_II/travel/briitsh_isles_travel/galway_hitory_tour.html (3109 words)

	Wikinfo \| Galway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) is the capital city of County Galway in Ireland.
		Galway is known as The City of the Tribes, because fourteen so-called tribes led the city to prominence early in its history.
		Galway city is the location of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and National University of Ireland, Galway two highe education institutions.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Galway (497 words)

	History of Galway: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Galway (irish: gaillimh) is a city in the province of connacht in ireland and capital of county galway....
		Galway received a municipal charter from the crown in 1484.
		Galway citizens went against their garrison and supported the confederate side in 1642.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_galway.htm (717 words)

	History of Galway
		Galway was not an established town until after the invasion of the Normans under the De Burgos toward the end of the twelfth century.
		Although Queen's College Galway -- now the National University of Ireland, Galway -- was established in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Great Famine of 1845-1851 devastated the region with a combination of death and emigration; by 1911 the population dropped to just 13,000.
		Galway is today one of the fastest growing cities in Europe with a young vibrant population and a rich cultural and economic life.
	www.motherearthtravel.com /ireland/galway/history.htm (727 words)

	St. Louis Center for International Relations
		The town of Galway was established in the 13th century and became a mayoral city in 1484.
		Galway’s arch is a Spanish arch, a trace of the ancient Spanish.
		Galway City is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe and has a young population, two factors that contribute to it being regarded as Ireland’s most vibrant city.
	www.slcir.org /sc_galway.asp (486 words)

	A Brief History of Galway
		Galway was first recorded in 1124 when a fort was built there.
		For centuries Galway was dominated by 14 families known as the tribes of Galway.
		Furthermore Galway was given new charters in 1545, which extended its jurisdiction to the Aran Island.
	www.localhistories.org /galway.html (609 words)

	The Ireland Funds - Destination Galway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Galway was granted a charter and city status in 1484 by Richard III and was proudly loyal to the English Crown for the next two hundred years.
		The history of Claddagh, a fishing village that existed long before Galway was founded alongside it, is quite distinct from that of the city proper.
		Galway is the home of the versatile Druid Theatre Company in Chapel Lane; a relatively young company, it produces 6 new plays a year—many of them new works by Irish authors.
	www.irlfunds.org /ireland/galway.asp (1476 words)

	Ireland Mid-West Online - County Galway - Galway City history
		The history of Galway City is too long to set out here in any detail, and for those interested can be read up in a number of books, some of which are listed in our books section.
		Galway had two, in 1473 and 1500, and as a result the city was rebuilt in stone.
		In 1934 Galway Corporation took an interest on grounds of health and hygiene; the little houses were demolished, the streets were tarred (in place of the traditional cobbles) and local-authority houses were built to house the inhabitants.
	www.irelandmidwest.com /galway/history/Galwaycity.htm (1540 words)

	a little Galway history - StagWeb
		Galway became a lone outpost of English influence in the West – "the remotest town of European civilization".
		Galway became a Royal Borough in 1396 and when in 1484 Richard the Third of England gave it mayor status.
		Finally the Government grew anxious about the ruin being wrought in Galway and the sought in 1656 to accelerate the replanting of the town with a Protestant English population.
	www.stagweb.co.uk /cityguide/galwayhistory.asp (589 words)

	Galway -
		Galway City is part of the Galway West constituency of Dail Eireann.
		In the General Election of 2002, Galway West was considered a 'swing constituency' due to the battle between Fianna Fail's Senator Margaret Cox and the Progressive Democrats' Noel Grealish.
		Image:GalwayCorrib gobeirne.jpg Galway is the most central port on the West Coast of Ireland in the sheltered eastern corner of Galway Bay.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Galway (2424 words)

	Galway - City of the Tribes
		For Galway the story is that of the fourteen tribes that led the city to a golden age of prosperity and international recognition.
		Indeed, Galway is known to this day as The City of the Tribes, though it has been more than three hundred and fifty years since the control of those illustrious merchant families was irrecoverably smashed by the armies of Cromwell.
		As recounted in Hardiman's History, visitors described the Galwegians to be kind to strangers, hospitable and of a great public spirit – this, in addition to their uncommonly refined manner of living.
	www.galway1.ie /faq/tribes.htm (727 words)

	Galway
		Galway was, in recorded history, an anglo-norman city that grew increasingly to prominence in the late middle ages.
		Galway was on the losing side in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (it supported the king), and was besieged during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland It picked the losing side again in the War of the Two Kings (it supported King James II of England against William III of England).
		Hardiman's History of Galway was long considered to be the definitive history of Galway city and county.
	www.claddagh.com /library/galway.htm (748 words)

	History of Galway, NY
		Galway is one of the western tier of towns.
		It is rectangular in shape; is bounded on the north by Providence, on the east by Milton, on the south by Chariton and on the west by the county line.
		An academy was established at Galway in 1836.
	history.rays-place.com /ny/galway-ny.htm (424 words)

	Galway, Ireland
		JFK Park is also home to a more modern sculpture, the 'Galway Hooker', which despite its suggestive name, is none other than a sculpture of a type of fishing boat used in the waters around Galway Bay for well over one hundred years.
		Galway is famous for its live music, particularly the traditional music sessions, often impromptu, which can be found in many of the pubs in the central area.
		While most of the oceangoing traffic passing through the Galway docks is commercial, it is not uncommon to see pleasure boats docked here, and if you are lucky, you may be witness to the breathtaking sight of a fully rigged clipper ship moored for a short stay.
	worldfacts.us /Ireland-Galway.htm (1775 words)

	.: Galway GAA - History :.
		In 1920, at the AGM of the Galway County Board in Athenry in May, glowing tributes were paid to the County Secretary, Stephen Jordan whose enthusiasm and diplomacy had held the GAA together in a very trying year.
		In 1983 the Galway footballers lost to Dublin in a controversial and bad tempered match that saw Dublin reduced to thirteen men in the second half, but the minor hurlers made up for this by winning the 1983 Minor title with players who would enter GAA's hall of fame for their later exploits.
		Galway added to their haul of All-Ireland titles when coming through the back door to win the 2001 All-Ireland football championship, the 2002 and 2003 Connacht football championship and defeating Dublin to win the 2002 Under-21 football championship Galway won All-Ireland Minor hurling titles in 2000 and 2001 to bring their tally to five.
	www.galwaygaa.ie /history.htm (2299 words)

	Views Of Galway city Ireland Pictures of galway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Galway managed to consistently keep the second largest share of the wine trade that expanded towards the end of the Middle Ages and afterwards.
		Galway's status came from its remoteness from the centre of Royal authority as much as from its wealth, which made it the second largest city in Ireland at the height of its prominence.
		The reainder of the century was one of decline in Galway.
	www.irishholidays.com /ggshort.htm (2924 words)

	History of Galway -
		Unlike other urban centres in 19th century Ireland, which experience an explosion in their populations, Galway's population actually declined such was the devastation wrought by the famine.
		Thee second half of the century saw some improvement in Galway's position however, as the railway lines reached the city in 1850.
		In the Irish Civil War 1922-23, Galway saw little fighting, as the city and its military barracks were occupied by troops of the Irish Free State's National Army.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/History_of_Galway (1626 words)

	galway
		The Turloughmore History Project is a project based in Lackagh, Turloughmore, Co. Galway, which is presently researching the local history of the parish of Lackagh/Turloughmore.
		Genealogy in Galway in the West of Ireland (Irish Family History Foundation) There are two designated family research centres serving County Galway which is located in the West of Ireland, in the Province of Connacht.
		Clydagh is a rural area south-west of Headford town in Co. Galway on on the north-eastern shore of Lough Corrib.
	www.labyrinth.net.au /~quibellg/galway.htm (1745 words)

	O'Flaherty Genealogical Project
		The Galway river, and the linking lakes Corrib and Mask, eventually became the boundaries that separated the Norman territories in Connaught held by the Burkes, and the Gaelic areas in Western (Iar) Connaught held by the O'Flaherty, and to the north by the O'Malley clan (Ua Maile).
		Inside an area bounded to the north, by the O'Malley's in Mayo, to the east the lakes; the south, Galway Bay; to the west, the Atlantic Ocean, this region called Moycullen, Connamara, and the half barony of Ross, - lumped into one name,- Iar-Connaught - was considered one of the most desolate lands in Ireland.
		In the turbulent 17th Century occurred the singular most notorious event in O'Flaherty history: "the massacre at Shrule." At Shrule, a town in Connaught, dozens of English Protestants were murdered.
	www.angelfire.com /wa/moycullenwest/history.html (2039 words)

	Galway, Ireland
		Galway is a coastal city, and has its own Docklands area.
		While the 'King of the Claddagh' has no administrative or ruling power, he is still an indelible feature of this characterful place, the residents of which are intensely proud of their heritage as residents of the original sea-side town which became Galway.
		A visit to Galway is never complete without a visit to its oldest seat of education.
	www.worldfacts.us /Ireland-Galway.htm (1775 words)

	Galway Crystal - Irish giftware Online at Treasure Chest Galway
		Galway Crystal is one of Irelands most sought after collections after Waterford Crystal and Tipperary Crystal.
		The Galway Crystal collection is renowned for its celebration of Irish culture, history and tradional Irish crafts.
		Galway Irish Crystal is committed to maintaining excellent standards of customer service as is epitomized by its Mission Statement - To develop a culture of total customer care through excellence in product and service quality, sustained by focused teamwork and the ongoing development of all employees.
	www.treasurechest.ie /galway_crystal.html (568 words)

	HISTORY OF SOME GALWAY DONNELLANS
		These excerpts were taken from The History of Galway: City and County by Sean Spellisy:
		They are evidence of the existence of a long vanished martial race of fort dwellers (from the Galway A.
		It is described as " an utterly insignificant square earthen lisheen (or moher ?) in water sodden ground.
	www.ballyd.com /history/historyofgalwaydonnellans.htm (1085 words)

	GENUKI: County Galway
		"Galway, a county of Ireland, in Connaught, 82 m.
		It abounds with rivers and lakes: of its rivers, the principal are the Shannon, the Suck, and the Blackwater: lakes, lough Corrib, lough Reagh, and lough Contra.
		Full text of the book History of Galway, by James Hardiman.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/irl/GAL/index.html (191 words)

	History of the Galway Races – An introduction
		We have outlined in History (1969-2006) below, some of the important dates which have shaped the Galway Race Course and its festivals, to become what it now one of the most famous tracks in the world.
		The Galway Races holds a very special place in the heart of many race-goers from across the globe, and indeed in the hearts of Galwegians themselves.
		In 1979 the Galway Race Course had the honour of hosting the visit of his holiness, John Paul II.
	www.galwayraces.com /history_print.html (178 words)

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