Culture Night at Galway City Museum
The seventeenth edition of Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir will take place on Friday, 23 September 2022. This initiative of the Arts Council is a national movement that celebrates and …
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New Accessible Website now live!
Galway City Museum have launched their brand new website which was supported by the Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2022 and Galway City Council. The site, designed …
The Old Galway Diary – Episode 78
In this episode, Tom is looking at the history of hurling in the country and the county. Ronnie looks at some royal visits to the west of Ireland. Some successful, …
The Old Galway Diary – Episode 77
In this episode, Tom Kenny is looking at Shantalla and back to school. Ronnie O’Gorman is still talking about Dr. Wilde and his escape to the west of Ireland, along …
The Centenary of the Death of Michael Collins, 22 August 1922
On 22 August 1922, one hundred years ago today, Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was killed in a Republican ambush in his native west Cork. Though just 31 years of …
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New Labels for Visually Impaired Visitors
Galway City Museum is cognisant of the fact that low-light levels in museum galleries, which are necessary to protect light-sensitive objects, can make it difficult for the visually impaired and …
The Old Galway Diary – Episode 76
In this episode, Tom Kenny is looking at St. Enda’s Well in Barna and the history of Holy Wells in the county. Ronnie O’Gorman is talking about Dr. Wilde, the …
Mythical Islands and Ghostly Vessels
Medieval European mapmakers depicted both real and mythical islands in the Atlantic. One of the most famous of the phantom islands was Hy-Brasil, which featured on sea charts from 1325 …
Centenary Anniversary of the Death of Arthur Griffith
On 12 August 1922, one hundred years ago today, Arthur Griffith – nationalist editor and journalist, founder of Sinn Féin, lead negotiator of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, and President of Dáil …
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