About the city of Galway in Ireland other uses of the name Galway disambiguation Infobox begins Infobox settlement style background bdf name Galway official name other name native name Gaillimh motto Laudatio ... unto Ages of Ages image skyline Galway collage2.jpg nickname City of the Tribes imagesize 250px image caption From top, left to right The Long Walk, Eyre Square , Lynch s Castle, NUI Galway , Galway Cathedral , Terryland Castle. image flag Galway colours.PNG flag size image seal image shield Galway ... name2 County GalwayGalway government type Cities in Ireland City leader title Mayor of Galway Lord Mayor leader name Michael Crowe Mayor Michael Crowe ref cite web title Mayor of Galway City url http www.galwaycity.ie AllServices YourCouncil MayorofGalwayCity publisher Galway City Council ... D il ireann leader name2 Galway West D il ireann constituency Galway West leader title3 European ... blank name Vehicle registration plates of Ireland Car plates blank info G Infobox ends Galway lang ga Gaillimh , IPA ga al v pron or City of Galway Cathair na Gaillimhe is a city in County Galway ... coast of Ireland, it sits on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay . The population of Galway city and its environs is 72,729 according to the 2006 census. Etymology The city takes its ... means stony as in stony river the mythical and alternative derivations are given in History of Galway . Note to editors before you add your favourite derivation, please check the History of Galway article first. Historically, the name was written as Gallive , ref Kavanagh, Mary. Galway Gaillimh a bibliography of the city and county . Galway County Council, 2000. ref which is closer to the Irish ... of Galway fourteen tribes merchant families ref name fn 1 They were the merchant families of Athy ... of the town. History Main History of Galway File Old Galway.jpg thumb left The walled city in 1651 ... in the 1230s, Galway fort was captured by Richard Mor de Burgh , who had led the invasion. As the de ... more details
Galway is the name of several places and people in the world Places Galway , Ireland Galway town , New York , United States of America Galway village , New York , United States of America County Galway , Ireland Galway Bay , Ireland Galway s Land National Park , Sri Lanka People James Galway , flutist Martin Galway , composer of popular Commodore 64 game music Alb ric O Kelly de Galway , chess grandmaster Viscount Galway , title Constituencies Galway constituency , a list of all Galway constituencies Things Galway harp , a type of harp Galway Hooker , a type of sailing boat disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Galway Begriffskl rung fr Galway homonymie it Galway nl Galway ja pl Galway ujednoznacznienie ru ... more details
East Galway can mean A D il ireann constituency, see Galway East The eastern area of County Galway A former UK Parliament constituency 1885 1922, see East Galway UK Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
The whole or parts of County Galway in Ireland have been represented through several parliamentary constituencies before 1801 Athenry Parliament of Ireland constituency Galway Borough Parliament of Ireland constituency Galway Parliament of Ireland constituency Tuam Parliament of Ireland constituency 1801&ndash 1885 Galway County UK Parliament constituency Galway Borough UK Parliament constituency 1885&ndash 1918 Galway Borough UK Parliament constituency Galway Connemara UK Parliament constituency Galway East UK Parliament constituency Galway North UK Parliament constituency Galway South UK Parliament constituency 1918&ndash 1922 Galway Connemara UK Parliament constituency Galway East UK Parliament constituency Galway North UK Parliament constituency Galway South UK Parliament constituency 1921&ndash 1937 Galway D il ireann constituency 1937&ndash 1948 Galway East D il ireann constituency 1937&ndash Galway West D il ireann constituency 1948&ndash 1969 Galway North D il ireann constituency Galway South D il ireann constituency 1961&ndash 1969 Galway East D il ireann constituency 1969&ndash 1977 Galway North East D il ireann constituency 1969&ndash 1977 Clare Galway South D il ireann constituency 1977&ndash Galway East D il ireann constituency See also County Galway Category Politics of County Galway disambig ... more details
About the bay the song Galway Bay song Unreferenced date December 2009 File Galway Bay.PNG 200px thumb right Map showing Galway Bay s location. Galway Bay Irish language Irish Loch Lurgan or Cuan na Gaillimhe ... Galway in the Provinces of Ireland province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city is located on the northeast side of the bay. It is about ... formerly known as Bealach na Finnise lies between Inisheer and County Clare. Galway Bay is famous for its unique traditional sailing craft, the Galway Hooker . Galway Bay in popular culture Songs ... chains with the morning dew The world would be like Galway Bay blockquote From a song performed by Sean ... s a flying on to Heaven or the crimson sail s on Galway Bay the fishermen unfurl? blockquote From ... Galway Bay tonight Silver light over green and blue And every place I travel through, I find Some kinda sign that you ve been through blockquote Earle also mentions Galway and Spanish Arch The Long Walk in his song Galway Girl . From the Pogues s Fairytale of New York blockquote The boys in the NYPD choir are still singing Galway Bay And the bells are ringing out For Christmas day. blockquote Galway Bay is also mentioned in Ireland s Call , Ireland s official rugby anthem, written by Phil Coulter. Gallery gallery File GalwayBayMap.png Map of Galway Bay and environs. File Galway Bay from Salthill.jpg Galway Bay from Salthill . File GalwayBay.jpg Galway Bay near County Clare. File Galway bay december.jpg Galway Bay in December. gallery See also List of loughs in Ireland Island Eddy Coord 53 12 N 9 14 W region IE type waterbody display title Category Bays of County Galway Category Bays of County Clare Category Sea loughs of Ireland cy Bae Galway de Galway Bay es Bah a de Galway eu Galway badia fr Baie de Galway fy Baai fan Galway ga Cuan na Gaillimhe it Baia di Galway lt Golv jaus lanka nl Baai van Galway ja no Galway Bay nn Galway Bay pl Galway Bay pt Ba a de Galway ru ... more details
Notability date January 2009 Unreferenced date January 2009 The Galway Independent is a free newspaper distributed in Galway on Wednesdays. External links http www.galwayindependent.com Official website Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Galway ireland stub ... more details
The Galway Advertiser is a free newspaper distributed throughout Galway city and county on Thursdays. It was the first of the regional newspapers under the Advertiser banner, which now also includes publications based in Athlone, Kilkenny, Mayo, and Mullingar. External links http www.advertiser.ie galway Official website Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Galway ireland stub ... more details
primarysources date April 2008 for the song The Galway Races song The Galway Races is an Ireland Irish horse racing festival that starts on the last Monday of July every year. Held at Ballybrit Ballybrit race course race course in Galway , Ireland over seven days, it is the longest of all the race meets that occur in Ireland or United Kingdom Britain . Image Cork and galway......time to gamble 031 2 .jpg thumb 300px Jockey and horses preparing for the races. The busiest days of the festival are Wednesday, when the Galway Plate is held, and Thursday, when the Galway Hurdle and Ladies Day take place. Festival history The first racing festival held in Ballybrit was a two day event with the first race meeting on Tuesday, 17 August 1869. The summer festival was extended to a 3 day meeting in 1959, 4 days in 1971, 5 days in 1974, 6 days in 1982 and, most recently to, 7 days in 1999. The summer ... replacing the old Corrib west Stand. On the 4th day of the Galway races there was a race meeting ... stylish day of the week long Galway Racing Festival. Ladies compete for the coveted title of Best Dressed Person or Most Elegant Hat. See also Fascinator . In culture The Galway Races are the subject of At Galway Races , a poem by William Butler Yeats W. B. Yeats . They are also the subject of The Galway ... www.irishcultureandcustoms.com ACalend GalwayRaces http www.galwayraces.com History galway races.shtml History Galway Races div External links http www.galwayraces.com Galway Races Official Site http www.myguideireland.com the galway races directions Directions to Ballybrit Race Course http www.traditionalmusic.co.uk folk songs with chords Galway 20Races.htm Galway Races song lyrics http www.last.fm music The Dubliners The Galway Races Galway Races song listen http www.360eire.com ... 44.66 N 8 59 44.95 W region IE type landmark display title Category Sport in Galway city Category Horse ... de Galway Races pl Galway Races ... more details
Multiple issues orphan January 2010 refimprove January 2010 The Galway Line was a Transatlantic crossing transatlantic shipping company operating out of Galway City between the years 1858 and 1864. It had seventeen ships, Steam power steampowered with sail s. Mechanical Marine propulsion propulsion was by means ether paddle wheel or propeller . ref Transatlantic Triumph & Heroic Failure The Galway Line by Timothy Collins, The Collins Press. ISBN 1 90464 20 x ref SHIPS Indian Empire Antelope Prince Albert Propeller Pacific Circassian Adelaide Argo Jason Brazil Golden Fleece Panama Connaught Columbia Adriatic Hibernia Anglia References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Galway Line Category Shipping companies of Ireland ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Siege of Galway 1651 1652 image Image Old Galway.jpg 344px caption The heavily fortified city of Galway in 1651 partof the Irish Confederate Wars date August 1651 May 1652 place Galway , western Ireland result English Parliamentarians take Galway after a nine month ... of Galway took place from August 1651 to May 1652 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland . Galway ... of Ireland throughout the Irish Confederate Wars . Galway was garrisoned by Confederate ... the city after an unsuccessful defence of Waterford . Defences of Galway The citizens of Galway had ..., given that it was surrounded by Galway Bay on its south side, Lough Corrib to its northwest ... he arrived at Galway in August 1651, he decided to blockade the city rather than to attack it directly ... fleet in Galway Bay to cut off supplies or reinforcement from reaching the city. However, Galway ... commander in Ireland, decided to make the capture of Galway the main priority for his forces. As a result, he reinforced Coote and tightened the blockade on Galway. The siege dragged on for seven more months before Galway capitulated. Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde , who was nominally the supreme ... Jamestown County Leitrim to relieve Galway, but few of the demoralised Irish force around the country responded to his order. In March, a conference of Irish officers in Galway, including Clanricarde ... of Galway, eventually agreed to surrender the city on May 12 1652. His position had become impossible due to food shortages and an outbreak of bubonic plague in Galway. Coote agreed to let Preston ... of Galway was respected by the Parliamentarians for the most part, but the Catholic merchant families of the city, the Tribes of Galway , had to pay heavy fines and were excluded from the municipal government of Galway. See also For other sieges of Galway, see Sieges of Galway Notes reflist ... of the Irish Confederate Wars Galway 1651 Category Sieges involving Ireland Galway 1651 Category ... more details
File The Tribes of Galway, Eyre Square.jpg right 360px thumb A display of the fourteen tribal flags in Eyre Square , Galway. The Tribes of Galway Treibheanna na Gaillimhe were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland ... of the above. History See also History of Galway The Tribes were wealthy merchant families who prospered from trade with continental Europe. They dominated Galway s municipal government from ... language . During the Irish Confederate Wars 1641 1653 , Galway took the side of the Confederate Ireland ... conquest of Ireland . The Siege of Galway town was besieged and after the surrender of Galway ... lost much of their power within Galway city after English Parliamentarians took over the Galway ..., Cromwell s forces referred to them by the derogatory name, The Tribes of Galway , which they themselves later adopted as a mark of defiance. Galway s urban elite enjoyed a measure of their power restored ... owned land in Galway and Mayo were protected by the advantageous surrender provisions that were signed ... until well into the 19th century. They dominated the Mayor of Galway office of mayor from 1485 to 1654 ..., Galway. Richard Martin Humanity Dick Richard Martin 1754 1834 was a long time advocate ... of Galway since 1485. All the surnames of the Tribes are still to be found in Galway City and County, although Athy, Font, Deane and Skerritt are rare. Nickname Like all Irish counties Galway has a List ... History of Galway , James Hardiman , Galway , 1820 . Old Galway , Maureen Donovan O Sullivan , 1942 . The Tribes of Galway , Adrian James Martyn , Galway, 2001 . Role of Honour The Mayors of Galway City 1485 2001 , by William Henry historian William Henry , Galway, 2002 . ISBN 0906312509 See also Seven noble houses of Brussels Category Irish families Category History of Ireland Category Galway city Category History of Galway city de St mme von Galway fr Tribus de Galway ... more details
Infobox Stadium stadium name Galway Sportsground nickname The Sportsground image File Galway Sportsgrounds 2.jpg 250px caption Connacht vs Leinster at Galway Sportsgrounds location Galway surface Grass seated capacity 7,000 standing predominantly opened 1927 owner The Galway Agricultural & Sports Society Ltd. tenants Irish Greyhound Board Bord Na Gcon & Connacht Rugby Irish Rugby Football Union coordinates coord 53.2790 9.0397 type landmark Galway Sportsground , also known as The Sportsground , is a multi purpose stadium in Galway , Ireland . It opened in 1927, with the playing of a soccer match. It is currently used mainly for Greyhound Racing as it is leased to Bord na gCon , the ground is sub let to Connacht Rugby who use it as their home stadium to play rugby union matches in the Magners League and European Challenge Cup competitions. The 1942 Galway County Hurling Final was held at the venue. When Terryland Park was being renovated in 1993 Galway United played at the Sportsgrounds for the first part of that season. Capacity The Sportsgrounds stadium is able to hold up to 8,000 people when temporary stands are put in place at either end of the ground. The regular capacity is 5,500, and the record attendance for a Magners League fixture is 5,368 on Friday 28 March 2008 against Munster in season 2007 2008 http www.magnersleague.com 2056 2531.php . The record attendance for a European match was 6,000 on Sunday 25 April 2004 against Harlequin F.C. then NEC Harlequins in the Semi final of the 2003 2004 Parker Pen Challenge Cup now the European Challenge Cup http www.ercrugby.com eng 12 1788.php . This was surpassed when 7,000 attended the European Challenge Cup Amlin Cup semi final against Toulon on 30 April 2010. ref http www.ercrugby.com eng 174 15559.php ref Development ... in Galway city Category Connacht Rugby Category Multi purpose stadiums Category Sports venues in County Galway fr Galway Sportsground gl Galway Sportsgrounds it Galway Sportsgrounds ... more details
Third party sources date February 2011 The Galway Clinic is a private hospital in Galway , Republic of Ireland . The hospital is the site of the first private emergency department in the West of Ireland Fact date January 2009 . The Galway Clinic opened its doors in June 2004. One of the main aims of the Galway Clinic was to improve local cancer care services. The Galway Clinic claims to have introduced the following to the west of Ireland Radiotherapy Open Heart Surgery PET CT imaging Robotic assisted surgery Eye Laser Surgery The Galway Clinic is a 126 bed hospital with 36 consultant suites. The Hospital consists of the following clinical departments 5 state of the art operating theatres 2 day surgery theatres 8 bed intensive care unit Cardiac Cath Lab & Angio Day Unit Accident & Emergency ER Chest Pain Unit Same Day Surgery Unit also called Day Care Physiotherapy Department Radiology Department MRI, CT, PET CT, Mammography etc. Endoscopy Colorectal Screening Gastric Ph Monitoring DEXA scanning for Osteoperosis Laboratory. Pharmacy & Cytotoxic unit Oncology Department Radiotherapy IMRT, IGRT Orthopaedic and Sports Therapy Health Screening External links http www.galwayclinic.com Website of the Galway Clinic coord missing County Galway Category Galway city Category Hospitals in County Galway Category Hospitals established in 2004 ... more details
The Galway Vindicator was a newspaper which operated in Galway , Ireland from 10 July 1841 to 4 November 1899. It was one of several newspapers founded to help advance the agenda of Daniel O Connell and was noted for its daily coverage of the effects of the Irish Potato Famine 1845 1849 Great Famine . References http microformguides.gale.com Data Introductions 10110FM.htm Ireland Politics and Society through the Press, 1760 1922 at Gale Group Category Newspapers published in Ireland Category Media in County Galway Category Publications established in 1841 Category Publications disestablished in 1899 Ireland newspaper stub ... more details
Wikisource The Galway Shawl is a traditional Music of Ireland Irish Folk music folk song , concerning a rural courtship in the West of Ireland. The first known version was collected by Sam Henry from Bridget Kealey in Dungiven in 1936. ref Sam Henry s Songs of the People, p 269 ref The song has been popularly recorded by many ballad groups in Ireland and is now commonly adapted to a waltz time so that people can dance to it. Recordings Four to the Bar on their live album Craic on the Road album Craic on the Road , in a medley with The Black Velvet Band and The Wild Rover . Ryan s Fancy on their album Irish Love Songs . Patrick Street on their album On the Fly . Liz Madden recorded a new version on her 2010 album My Irish Home . Sounds Samples http www.ryansfancy.com galshaw.mp3 The Galway Shawl by Ryan s Fancy References references Category Irish folk songs Galway Shawl, The Category Traditional ballads Galway Shawl, The ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name James Galway Img Jeanne and James Galway.jpg Img capt Sir James Galway and his wife Jeanne Galway performing in the 2007 New Year s Eve concert ... instrumentalist Birth name James Galway Alias Born Birth date and age 1939 12 8 mf y br small Belfast ... Past members Notable instruments Sir James Galway Order of the British Empire OBE born December 8, 1939 ... flute player s to establish an international career as a soloist. Education James Galway went to London ... Richard Wigmore, Galway, Sir James , Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Grove Music Online , http www.grovemusic.com shared views article.html?section music.10595 , accessed 13 July 2007 ref Galway ... from 1969 to 1975. To Karajan s surprise and dismay, after a period of some disagreement, Jimmy Galway ... and Joaqu n Rodrigo . The album In Ireland by James Galway and The Chieftains reached number 32 ... ref Most recently, Galway has performed for the Academy Award winning ensemble recording ..., composed by Howard Shore . In June 2008, Galway was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame ... Muramatsu Flutes . He also has his own line of flutes, Galway Spirit Flutes. Personal In the 1970s Galway moved from Berlin to Lucerne , Switzerland, the home town of his second wife, Anna Annie ..., U.S. born Jeanne Galway n e Cinnante . They often tour together playing duets, accompanied by Phillip ... of all levels. Galway is also president of a global organisation called Flutewise, ref http www.flutewise.com ... date April 2010 Cited webpage does not even mention Galway. Galway s nephew, Martin Galway , is a musician famous for his work on Commodore 64 computer game music in the 1980s. James Galway ... 2009 format Microsoft Word document ref Publications cite book last Galway first James authorlink coauthors ... pages url doi id isbn 0 340 24721 5 cite book last Galway first James authorlink coauthors W. Mann title James Galway s Music in Time edition publisher Mitchell Beazley date 1982 location London pages ... more details
Viscount Galway is a title that has been created once in the Peerage of England and thrice in the Peerage ... of Galway Henry de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny . He was made Earl of Galway in 1697. However, both ... when John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway John Monckton was made Baron Killard , of the County of Clare, and Viscount Galway . He represented Clitheroe UK Parliament constituency Clitheroe and Pontefract ... Monckton, fourth son of the fifth Viscount. Lord Galway lives in Canada . Papers of the Viscounts Galway are held at Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham Viscounts Galway, First Creation 1628 see the Earl of Clanricarde Viscounts Galway, Second Creation 1687 Ulick Bourke, 1st Viscount Galway 1670 1691 Viscounts Galway, Third Creation 1692 and Earl of Galway 1697 Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway 1648 1720 Viscounts Galway, Fourth Creation 1727 John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway 1695 1751 William Monckton Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway d.1772 Henry Monckton Arundell, 3rd Viscount Galway Henry William Monckton Arundell, 3rd Viscount Galway 1749 1774 Robert Monckton Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway 1752 1810 William George Monckton Arundell, 5th Viscount Galway 1782 1834 George Monckton Arundell, 6th Viscount Galway George Edward Arundell Monckton Arundell, 6th Viscount Galway 1805 1876 George Monckton Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway George Edmund Milnes Monckton Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway 1844 1931 George Monckton Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway George Vere Arundel Monckton Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway 1882 1943 Simon George Robert Monckton Arundell, 9th Viscount Galway 1929 1971 William Arundell Monckton Arundell, 10th Viscount Galway 1894 1977 Edmund Savile Monckton Arundell, 11th Viscount Galway 1900 1980 George Rupert Monckton, 12th Viscount Galway b. 1922 The heir apparent is the present ... Galway GalwayOfSerlbyHall.aspx Papers of the Viscounts Galway and their predecessors, held at Manuscripts ... more details
for the beer of the same name Galway Hooker Beer File Galway hooker in Belfast.jpg thumb 300px right Galway hooker under sail at Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival, Queen s Quay, Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 2010 The Galway hooker Irish language Irish b d m r or h ic ir is a traditional sailing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland . The hooker was developed for the strong seas there. It is identified by the distinctive sail formation. It consisted of a single mast with a main sail and two foresails. Traditionally, the boat is black being coated in pitch and the sails are a dark red brown. Recently there has been a major revival, and renewed interest in the County GalwayGalway hooker, and the boats are still being painstakingly constructed. The festival of Cruinni na mB d is held each year, when boats race across Galway Bay from Connemara to Kinvara on the Galway Clare county boundary. Classes of Galway Hooker The hooker refers to four classes of boats. All are named in Irish language Irish . The B d M r big boat ranges in length from 10.5 to 13.5 metres 35 to 44 feet ... across Galway Bay from Connemara and County Mayo to the Aran Islands and the Burren . The boats often ... outside. A major spark in the revival of interest was the publication in 1983 of The Galway Hookers , Sailing work boats of Galway Bay Richard J. Scott, d 24 01 08 , now in its fourth edition. For the first ... a founder member of the Galway Hooker Association. Galway Hooker Art Galway Hooker have been the inspiration ... Scott, Richard J 1983 The Galway Hooker. Ward River Press. ISBN 0 907085 58 X Chapelle, Howard ... web 20050323093325 http www.galwayonline.ie history history2 hookers.htm Galway local history site http www.galwayhookerassociation.ie Galway Hooker Association http www.galwayhookers.org James Miles Galway Hooker Collection Sailing Vessels and Rigs fishing vessel topics fisheries and fishing ... in Ireland Category Irish design de Galway Hooker ga H ic ir na Gaillimhe ... more details
The Galway is a breed of domestic sheep originating in Galway , in the west of Ireland . ref name OKState cite web url http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep galway index.htm work Breeds of Livestock title Galway publisher Oklahoma State University , Dept. of Animal Science accessdate 2009 04 17 ref They are a large polled white faced sheep, having a characteristic bob of wool on the head and wool on the legs. The outer lips are of a dark colour and dark spots on the ears are common. The average litter size is 1.45 in pedigree flocks. While a major proportion of ewes within the bred weigh 80 85 kg and have a litter size of 1.3, there is wide variation to be found. This breed is primarily raise for Lamb and mutton meat . ref name DADIS cite web url http dad.fao.org title Galway Ireland ... History The Galway breed was developed in the West of Ireland, as a result of the importation of English .... A frequent claim is that the Galway is our only native breed and in 1999 there were less than 1000 true to type Galway sheep in 39 pedigree flocks a big increase from the 14 breeders in 1990 . Practically ... Longwool. It bore,as the Galway does, an almost uncanny resemblance to surviving prints and paintings ... was ailing, a group of breeders in Galway founded the Galway Sheep Breeders Society at Athenry, County Galway, and inspected over 6,000 ewes and 200 rams, presumably sheep of Roscommon type, admitting ... by the Irish Genetic Resources Conservation Trust, the pedigree Galway is now included ... subsidy payment. There are just a few hundred Galway ewes in the UK. A frequent claim is that the Galway is our only native breed and in 1999 there were less than 1000 true to type Galway sheep ... stage the Roscommon breed was in existence a large Galway and later the Galway was mentioned as a strain ... a new Galway Breeding Scheme. The scheme is now long forgotten about as the ewes are not there to improve ... http www.galwaysheep.com Galway Sheep Breeders Association sheep navbox DEFAULTSORT Galway Sheep ... more details
Marie Galway Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE Lady Galway 5 January 1876 ndash 29 June 1963 was a British charity and civic worker and advocate for women s rights. She was married to Sir Henry Galway , Governor of South Australia 1914 20. Biography She was born at Mayfair , London, the only daughter of two leaders of the English liberal Catholic movement, Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Baronet Sir Rowland Blennerhassett , Irish baronet and parliamentarian, and his wife, Countess Charlotte Julia de Leyden , a biographer and historian from Bavaria , whom he had met when attending the First Vatican Council ref name pr The Past Revisited ref ref name adb Australian Dictionary of Biography last P. A. first Howell authorlink year 1996 id A140275b title Galway, Marie Carola Franciska Roselyne 1876 1963 accessdate 29 April 2009 ref Shortly after her marriage to Sir Henry Galway in 1914, she accompanied her husband to Adelaide on his appointment as Governor of South Australia . His term there was controversial, including his stirring up war time negative feeling against Australians of German descent, despite the fact that his wife was half German. She was highly active in civic affairs generally, but particularly in the advancement of women s rights in Britain. Awards and honours Marie Galway was awarded the Belgian M daille de la Reine Elisabeth and the M daille de la Reconnaissance Fran aise , and was appointed Dame of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John Order of St John and Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE, 1926 . ref name adb Notes and references refs Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Galway, Marie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 5 January 1876 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 29 June 1963 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Galway, Marie Category 1876 births Category 1963 deaths Category British women s rights activists Category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category ... more details
Renmore meaning Big Point is a suburb of Galway City , Ireland , situated approximately 2 km to the east of the city. St Oliver Plunkett Church is located beside the Education in ireland Primary education primary school . Lough Atalia lies between Renmore and the city, which can be crossed using the public path beside the railway line nicknamed the line among locals . The primary school in Renmore is called Scoil Chaitriona the area also has an all Irish language Irish school named Gaelscoil Dara . Renmore is one of the largest suburbs of Galway city, running east along the coast and south of Dublin Road, from the shore of Lough Atalia on its west side to Lurgan Park on its east. The area houses approximately 5,000 people and includes Ballyloughaun beach, which also has camping facilities. Dawn Dairies and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology both on the Dublin Road are some of the larger employers in the area. Renmore is also home to D n U Mhaoil osa Liam Mellows Mellow s Fort , main base of the Irish Defence Forces Irish Army s Western Command. The barracks &ndash called Renmore Barracks under British rule when it was base to the Connaught Rangers and still widely known as such &ndash is the base of the 1st Infantry Battalion and is located at the end of Renmore Road. ref http historical debates.oireachtas.ie D 0315 D.0315.197906140025.html D il ireann Volume 315 14 June, 1979 Estimates, 1979. Vote 46 Defence Resumed D il debates ref The Department of Defence Ireland Department of Defence is also based in the area. ref http www.defence.ie website.nsf document ID E0BCCA5A4363E15280256C550050D6D0 Department of Defence, ras an tS ile, Renmore, Galway Department of Defence About us ref There is also a private hospital called the Bon Secours ref http www.bonsecoursireland.org index.cfm page galway ref See also List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland List ... title Category Galway city Galway geo stub ... more details
Image Galway cathedral.jpg.jpg thumb 240px Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas Irish language Ard Eaglais Mhaighdean na Deast g la agus Naomh Niocl s , commonly known as Galway Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Galway , Republic of Ireland Ireland and is one of the largest and most impressive buildings in the city. Construction began in 1958 on the site of the old city jail , and in 1965 was finally dedicated by Cardinal Richard Cushing to Assumption of Mary Our Lady Assumed into Heaven Mary, mother of Jesus and St Nicholas . Deleted image removed Image Stnicholascathedral.jpg thumb 240px Painting of Galway Cathedral by Gerard Farrell, 1995 Architecture The architecture of the Cathedral draws on many influences. The dome and pillars reflect a Renaissance style . Other features, including the rose window s and mosaic s, echo the broad tradition of Christian art . The Cathedral dome, at a height of 44.2 metres 145 ft , is a prominent landmark on the city skyline. Mass is celebrated every day in the cathedral. There is a Saturday evening vigil mass for Sunday at 6 00pm, Sunday masses at 8 30am, 10 00am, 11 15am, 12 30pm & 6 00pm. On weekdays Mass is celebrated Mondays to Fridays at 9 00am, 11 00am & 6 00pm with a Saturday morning mass at 11 00am. On Holy days masses are said at the same times as on Sundays. Music Choir The Cathedral has been home to an adult choir since the building was dedicated, the role of which is to provide the music at all major ceremonies and services as well ... Galway Cathedral website http recitals.galwaycathedral.ie Galway Cathedral Recitals website ... source kolossus dewiki display title Category Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora ... in County Galway Ireland struct stub church stub de Galway Cathedral fr Cath drale Notre Dame de Galway it Cattedrale di Galway pl Katedra Wniebowzi cia Naj wi tszej Maryi Panny i w. Miko aja w Galway ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix Sir name Henry Galway image Henry Galway.jpg honorific suffix br small Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG , Distinguished Service Order DSO small br caption nationality British order 17th Governor of South Australia term start 18 April 1914 term end 30 April 1920 monarch George V of the United Kingdom George V premier Archibald Peake 1914 15 br Crawford Vaughan 1915 17 br Archibald Peake 1917 20 br Henry Barwell 1920 predecessor Day Bosanquet Sir Day Bosanquet successor Archibald Weigall Sir Archibald Weigall Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Lionel Galway , Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG , Distinguished Service Order DSO 25 September 1859 ndash 17 June 1949 was the Governor of South Australia from 18 April 1914 until 30 April 1920. Galway was born on 25 September 1859 at Alverstoke , Southampton ... , n e MacDougall. Following Galway s education at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy ... de camp to the governors of Bermuda , being promoted to captain in 1887. Galway was appointed deputy ... Protectorate in 1891. In March 1892, Galway failed to convince the King of Benin, Ovonramwen Omo n ... , which destroyed the Kingdom of Benin. Galway was often mentioned in dispatches during this time, and was rewarded ... to Galway and on 26 August 1913 in London he married Baroness Marie Galway Marie Carola Franciska Roselyne d Erlanger . Galway was appointed Governor of South Australia in 1914. Galway resented the limitations ... and apology. A 1915 speech in which Galway suggested unionists should be conscripted and sent ... in the suburbs. Galway managed to dissuade Peake from this scheme. ref name ADB Galway s appointment ... of South Australia years 1914 1920 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Galway ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Galway, Henry L. Category Governors of South Australia Category 1859 births ... of the Gambia de Henry Lionel Galway ... more details
Nofootnotes date February 2008 Martin Galway born 3 January 1966, Belfast , Northern Ireland is one of the best ... for the C64 version of Arkanoid . Biography In 1983, Martin Galway was a 17 year old student writing ... his former pupils. Galway who had, at the time, only one year of computer experience was recruited ... the BBC Micro and its BASIC assembler, Galway whistled the tunes to himself and typed the notes ... Pac Man clones Pac Man clone . Galway was paid 50 for each of the six weeks of the job ... into the following year, Galway realised that Eyes another Pac Man rip off by school friend Paul ..., so they were spotted first Galway approached them as Proctor s agent. The game was liked, and after ... his skills as a musician to David Collier, Ocean s development manager, Galway brought with him some ... Software Creations . After this demonstration, Ocean saw Galway as a potential replacement for their current ... someone local, they let Galway borrow a complete Commodore 64 assembly language development system, and he started analysing the system and composing right away. During the 1980s, Galway made music for many of the popular Commodore 64 games, and became one of the most famous SID artists. Galway is best .... Galway also made music for one of Origin Systems first adventure game adventure roleplaying ... Game Over it got quite sophisticated. blockquote Galway has said that he will never remake his songs ... from The High Voltage SID Collection . Martin Galway is currently completing his 25th year in the games ..., Texas based software company. Galway is the nephew of famed flautist James Galway Sir James Galway . Video game music div class references small style column count 2 moz column count 2 Atomic ... http www.hvsc.c64.org High Voltage SID Collection http hafnium.prg.dtu.dk theis stil html graph Galway Martin.htm Martin Galway in the http hafnium.prg.dtu.dk theis stil STIL http www.se2a1.net 40000 ... Galway s music External links http www.ocremix.org artist 14 martin galway Artist profile at OverClocked ... more details
infobox GAA county county gaa Galway GAA crest Image Galwaynewcrest.jpg irish Gaillimh province Connacht nickname The Tribesmen county colours Maroon and White grounds Pearse Stadium , Galway br St. Jarlath ... pattern b pattern ra leftarm 800000 body 800000 rightarm 800000 shorts FFFFFF socks 800000 The Galway ... na Gaillimhe or Galway GAA is one of the 32 GAA county county boards of the GAA in Ireland , and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway . The county boards are also responsible for the Galway ... county boards in Galway. Gaelic football is organised by the Galway football board and Hurling is organised by the Galway hurling board. This separation has resulted in two different county crests, two ... games are quite separate in Co. Galway with football dominating in Connemara North & South , the Aran Islands, Inishbofin, North Galway and in the environs of Ballinasloe. Hurling dominates in South Galway and East Galway. Galway City is unusual as it has numerous strong teams in both hurling and football ... All Ireland hurling final in 1887. Galway provided a much needed boost to football in the 1930s and 1960s and hurling in the 1980s. Gaelic football Image Down v Galway 1965 NFL semi final.jpg left thumb 300px Galway and Down GAA Down in action in the 1965 National Football League Ireland National League semi final In a county so well known for its race meeting, pedigree counts. Jimmy Duggan was on Galway ... goal to win the first of two All Irelands in a four year period in 1998. 1966 was perhaps Galway ... was an absolute thriller and Galway were lucky to edge ahead in the end by 0 12 to 1 8. This was one ... Niall Fitzgerald in the second half. Galway eked out a win 1 11 to 1 9 with Jimmy Duggan again outstanding ... Down GAA Down in the other semi final and were firm favourites to beat Galway in the final. Galway ... show that they were matched by Galway. Both appeared in seven of the ten Connacht Senior Football finals, Galway having five victories and Roscommon four. Galway lost in three All Ireland Finals ... more details
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