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James Hardiman, the Galway historian, wrote the following in 1820, “This colony has from time immemorial been ruled by one of their own body, periodically elected. This individual, who is dignified with the title of Mayor, in imitation of the head municipal officer of the town, regulates the community according to their own peculiar laws and customs, and settles all their fishery disputes. His decisions are so decisive, and much respected that the parties are seldom known to carry their differences before a legal tribunal, or to trouble the legal magistrates”.

Claddagh Choral presented Live at Galway a concert which saw two local groups, Fir an Cladaigh and The Galway City Chamber Choir, wow attendees with beautifully performed songs at their concert in Galway Cathedral.

The concert will feature Fir an Cladaigh and Galway City Chamber Choir.

These were the memories of Christmas in the Claddagh long ago as recalled by Martin Geary of Father Griffin Road and published in this paper in 1979.

These two women are chatting at the doorway of a Claddagh house on Dogfish Lane c1920. The lane is cobbled, the geese and hens are pecking around, the thatch roof is perfect, there are flowers on the windowsill, everything is calm and peaceful, but what are they talking about? Could it be about piseógs, about the ‘good people’, the fairies, the banshee?

Having just sold two more houses in the Claddagh at record prices, Don Colleran has yet another Claddagh house, this time only 100 metres from the Salthill Promenade at 4 Grattan Terrace.

THE GALWAY Cartoon Festival, which will run from October 2 to 9, is inviting cartoonists from across the world to submit entries for this year’s festival exhibition.

When the Claddagh fishermen worked, they did it with a will, and when not fishing, they were generally found mending their nets. They had the reputation of being so well prepared for sea, that lives were seldom lost when they went fishing. The strand often presented a lively sight at The Claddagh preparatory to the men proceeding to sea. They usually brought with them some oatmeal cakes, potatoes, water, and firing, no spirits of any kind.

John Quinn is currently offering No 9 St Dominick’s Road, The Claddagh, a terraced three bed bungalow which has double glazed windows, off street parking to the front, private garden to the rear, excellent sitting room, kitchen fully fitted, and bathroom with shower, wc, and whb.

THE CLADDAGH, The Long Walk, and Galway Cathedral, are just some of the landmarks featured in a new exhibition by the Galway photographer Patrick Dinneen which is currently running in Tuam.