Pádraic Ó Conaire and the Rising

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

Pádraic Ó Conaire was born on February 28 1882 in a pub by the docks, to middle-class Catholic publicans. He briefly attended the Presentation National School, but when his parents both died young he went to live with some of his extended family in Rosmuc. He later went to school in Rockwell and from there to Blackrock College in Dublin. He emigrated to London and took a lowly job in the civil service. He joined the local branch of Conradh na Gaeilge and flourished as an Irish language teacher and writer. In 1901 he published his first short story, An t-Iascaire agus an File.

Wrestling with ‘foreign born professors’ at UCG

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

It is easy to imagine the paroxysms of fury, outrage and purple faces that must have gripped the venerable membership of the UCG governing body, when they heard that the chairman of the Galway county council, Máirtín Mór McDonogh (who was also a member of this academic conclave) soundly rap them on the knuckles.

Experience the Camino de Santiago in 2017 with Into the West Adventures

Mon, Dec 05, 2016

Experience the Camino de Santiago in 2017 with Into the West Adventures,your local walking tour company. The Camino provides the opportunity to take a break from everyday life and to reconnect with yourself with like minded people. Pilgrims travel from all over the world to walk the Way of St James, all with a common purpose and a common destination.

Staying healthy at Christmas

Fri, Dec 02, 2016

"It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Yes it may only be November but shops have their decorations on display, the council is putting up Christmas lights, and the temperature is starting to plummet. And when December 25 arrives everyone indulges, from presents, lazing about on the sofa, to food and drink.

Persse’s Distillery, Nuns Island

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

In 1840, the Joyce family offered their distillery at Galway for sale. It was described as follows: “That large and valuable distillery establishment at Nun’s Island, at presently occupied and worked by Messrs. James and Patrick Joyce. Within the walls that surround the distillery there is a mill to which there is a store capable of containing several thousand barrels of grain and two kilns, Queen’s warehouse spirit and barm store with various other offices and conveniences. The distillery contains a wash still of 5,000 gallons; a Low Wine still of 3,000 gallons; 3 brewing coppers fit to contain about 200 barrels each, 7 fermenting backs of 14,000 gallons each; One mash Kieve with machinery capable of mashing 200 barrels of grain, and a mill capable of grinding over that quantity daily.

More than eighty Galway girls emigrated on the ‘Earl Grey Scheme’

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Between 1848 and 1850 more than 4,000 adolescent female orphans emigrated from Irish workhouses to the Australian colonies arriving in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Their emigration become known as the ‘Earl Grey Scheme’ after its principle architect, Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time of the Great Famine, suggested the move, and organised its operation.

All New Movers & Shakers at Eyre Cocktail Bar

Mon, Nov 28, 2016

Eyre Cocktail Bar at The Skeff has launched a new winter cocktail menu. The mixologists have crafted what they are describing as “21 seasonal sensations to warm up any night out.”

Soul food at its very best in Galway city.

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Tasty, Healthy Asian Bistro in the heart of Galway city – The Noodle House is a bright and airy bistro-style restaurant which offers a traditional Chinese fare. The philosophy of the Noodle House to to provide nourishment and health for the body and soul.

St Patrick’s NS, a bird’s eye view, 1959

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

This photograph was published on March 13 1959 by Alexander ‘Monkey’ Morgan (1919-1958), a wartime pilot for the Royal Artillery Air Corps, who launched a peacetime career in aerial photography before his tragic death in a plane crash. It is a detail from one of the images he took for the Irish Independent between 1951 and 1958. Some 200 of these have now been published in book form under the title Ireland from the Air. The book is a crystal ball into the past. The images are of such high quality that the detail just leaps out. Our image today is just a section of one of the photographs which we have enlarged.

Australia offered some relief for Famine orphan girls

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

The extreme winter conditions of 1846/47 exacerbated the mounting crisis that the Great Famine had already created. The number of deaths from hunger in Galway town averaged between 25 and 30 a week. As well as the main workhouse on Newcastle Road (now the University College Hospital) auxiliary workhouses had opened at Barna, Newtownsmyth, Merchants Road, St Helen Street, and in Dangan. Six soup kitchens operated throughout the town feeding some 7,000 people a day and more as newcomers streamed in from rural districts. On one bitterly cold morning two children were found frozen to death on High Street. Another child dead nearby.

Enjoy an immersive Chinese experience at Canton Kitchen

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Located in the heart of Salthill, Canton Kitchen has been proudly serving the people of Galway quality Chinese food for three decades. What began as a simple takeaway 30 years ago has evolved into an immersive restaurant that caters for both loyal and new customers.

Over fifties Christmas lunch and dancing at The Ardilaun

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

The Ardilaun hotel team are busy organising a fun filled Christmas social on Thursday December 1 for an afternoon of fun, food, and dancing. Gather your friends for a pre-Christmas treat, as there is no better way to get into the festive spirit.

Time for tea at Ballynahinch

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

It is no secret that the Irish love their tea. We drink more of this hot beverage per capita than any other country. The presence of tea making facilities is considered essential in any hotel or bed & breakfast room and it is offered at breakfast, elevenses, lunch, dinner, and any time in between.

Take the System 10 twenty eight day metabolism booster plan

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

You have to improve your diet to lose weight. You also need to exercise, although not as much as you might think. However the most important key to weight loss success is your metabolism. Your metabolism is your weight loss master switch. No amount of dieting or exercise will compensate for a bad metabolism.

Unfortunately most people have many metabolism faults. Ageing, lifestyle habits, wear and tear, and stress all take a serious toll. Making sure to build up your metabolism while you lose weight transforms how weight loss works. Fixing your metabolism involves getting the body systems that control fat burning back into proper working order. You can only achieve this with balanced food, nutrition, and exercise that is calculated for your individual needs.

Whiter teeth at Galway Dentists

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Galway Dentists can offer you that brighter smile that you deserve. Not only do whiter teeth help people feel more confident in their smile, white teeth project good oral health and a youthful appearance.

Psychics back by popular demand

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Galway’s own School of Natural & Spiritual Science is Ireland’s premier new centre for personal/business development. “We are here to change perceptions and myths about from where our difficulties in life originate,” says Fergal Cusack, the school’s founder/director. “More than that, how we can actually solve them and make living a happy life less effort and more fun. We Irish are notorious for leaving our physical and mental health on the long finger. We help people to foster health in all aspects of life, and transform their minds and bodies while they can still make the most of their lives.”

Do you want to expand your ability to heal yourself and others?

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Would you like a very rewarding career in which you enjoy your work and go home happy at the end of the day? There are two places left in this new course in kairos therapy.

Many people right now are looking at the world and asking, 'what can I do to help?' The the best way you can help the world is to help yourself get out of stress and pain. One of the easiest and simplest ways to do that is getting on the kairos table and bringing relaxation to all levels of stress in your life.

Understanding common shoulder injuries

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Shoulder injuries are frequently caused by excessive, repetitive, overhead, motions such as swimming, tennis, pitching, and weightlifting. Injuries can also occur during everyday activities such as housework and gardening.

Wrapping up Soup for Simon at The Skeff To Aid Homeless in Galway

Mon, Nov 21, 2016

The Skeff Late Bar & Kitchen presented a cheque for €600 to Galway Simon Community after wrapping up their Soup for Simon campaign. During October the proceeds from soup sales for one week at The Skeff were donated to the local charity.

‘What part of Galway is Ireland situated?’

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

By the 16th century Galway was a compact, well laid out town with handsome buildings. The wealth of the Tribal families, built up over decades of canny and adventurous trade, was reflected in their luxurious homes; fragments of which, in delicate carved limestone, remain around the old town.

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