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Galway, a small city in Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland, has a complex history going back around 800 years. The city was the only medieval city in the province of Connacht . (Alternative) derivations of the name
Galway Textile Printers, located on Sandy Road, was the first major industry to come to Galway and quickly became one of the biggest employers in the west of Ireland. Some of those who worked there were specialists who were brought in to help set the factory up, but most employees were local.
The case of the Craughwell Prisoners during the Land War in Co. Galway, 1879–85, Pat Finnegan, 2012; Loughrea, that den of infamy: The Land War in County Galway, 1879–82, Pat Finnegan, 2014. East Galway agrarian agitation and the burning of Ballydugan House, 1922, Anne O'Riordan, 2015. Rebellion in Galway – Easter Rising 1916 Kevin Jordan ...
Road improvement schemes and road maintenance were effectively suspended during World War II due to the scarcity of tar and bitumen. After the war, roads that had deteriorated due to lack of maintenance during the war were restored and other improvements were made: "the effect of all these measures was a marked improvement in both main and ...
In the 1230s, the Hiberno-Normans came and took Galway. Gaels were forbidden even from entering the city walls. In the 16th-century, the Ó Flaithbertaigh built a tower house called Aughnanure Castle, which was featured on an Irish stamp and is now a National Monument and tourist destination, managed by the Office of Public Works.
Viscount Galway (Irish: Víosa na Gaillimhe) is a title that has been created four times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1628 in favour of Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde .
Galway's urban elite gained a restoration of some of their power during the reign of the King Charles II (1660–1685) and his successor James II. However, Jacobite defeat in the War of the Two Kings (1689–91), marked the end of the Tribes' once overwhelming political influence on the life of the city.
Dunmore (Irish: Dún Mór, meaning 'big fort') [2] is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the N83 national secondary road at its junction with the R328 and R360 regional roads . The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.