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As we pointed out last week, much of what we now know as Woodquay was under water until the funnelling of the various streams that came down from the Corrib into the river that we know today began in the mid-19th century. As part of the project, the lands of Woodquay were gradually reclaimed. The people living in the area in those early years were mostly small farmers and fishermen. Their houses were very basic, single story, and for the most part, thatched and built of crude stone. There were of course some landmark houses but things began to change generally around the turn of that century with the construction of terraces of new slated houses around the broad space of Woodquay as we know it today, mostly built by the Urban District Council.

The regular use of the words “post” and “Litir” in 15th century Irish manuscripts suggests that by that time, a postal system was already in existence here. In 1657, a Bill was passed ‘for settling the postage of England, Scotland and Ireland’ which set up a Government monopoly of the service. The Galway Post Office had been established in 1653, and the network of Post Offices throughout the county gradually grew.

Maurice Semple was born in 1917, a member of a family that had continuous connection with the ‘Citie of the Tribes’ for over 400 years, one of three children of Frank Semple and Elizabeth ffrench. His father worked in a clerical capacity in the courthouse, his mother was one of the ffrenchs from Claregalway. Both his brother ffrench Semple and his sister Mary predeceased him.

The case of Blake v Wilkins in 1817 was so eagerly anticipated that every lodging house in Galway, ‘even the humblest in the town was' was filled to overflowing.

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers' Wild Atlantic Way auction will take place today, Thursday, at 11am at the Harbour Hotel, and it promises to be an exciting sale with a wide variety of properties coming under the auction hammer.

With just a week to go to the second in the series of the Wild Atlantic Way property auctions, the team at O’Donnellan & Joyce are excited with the turnout at open viewings over the past few weeks. Alan McKenna, senior sales agent, said: “There is a great selection of properties throughout Galway city, sure to catch the eye of shrewd investors looking for value.”

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers launched its Wild Atlantic Way April auction on Thursday last and viewers were out in force at open viewings on Saturday. There was a particularly strong turnout for the Galway city properties, particularly Pax House at No 56 Upper Newcastle, along with No 18 Davis Road, Shantalla, and No 2 Devon Mews. The April auction will take place in the Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, Galway, on Holy Thursday, April 18, at 11am and promises to be an exciting sale, with a wide variety of properties going under the hammer.

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers has just launched its Wild Atlantic Way April auction. Buyers will be out in force to view the incredible selection of properties going under the hammer. The auction is set for Thursday April 18 in the Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, Galway, and will feature an exceptional variety of properties from family homes to prime investments.

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers has 67 properties going under the hammer on Friday July 20 at 12 noon in the Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, Galway. Registration will be open from 11am. This auction has something for everyone and the selection is vast. The auction includes a host of Galway city and county properties that would be suitable for first time buyers, investors, and owner occupiers.

O’Donnellan & Joyce reported a strong turnout to the first week of open viewings after the launch of its Wild Atlantic Way July property auction.