Mary Anne Kelehan’s of Bushypark

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

The first time we see a pub in Bushypark recorded is in the 1902 Census which tells us that it was occupied by Mary Kelehan, a 45-year-old widow who is described as a publican. Also living there were her son Peter aged 26, as well as daughters Delia, 20, and Cissie, 18. All were described as publicans. There may well have been a pub there before that. It was a focal point for a large number of the local community and was the only place on the road where people could pull in for refreshments. On a Friday or Saturday evening it was common to see a line of horses and carts outside as people stopped on their way home after selling their turf or their produce at the market. The road was jammed early every Saturday morning with country folk driving their horses and carts to market.

Who stole the magic of Christmas?

Wed, Nov 16, 2016

I am a self-confessed Christmas lover. I love the lights, the decorations, the atmosphere and dare I say it, the Christmas tunes. I have always loved Christmas, from when I was a small child with visions of Santa etched into my imagination nibbling my way through a selection box, to an adult who every year looks forward to catching up with old friends and family and indulging in too many glasses of mulled wine and that guilt-free calorific Christmas dinner.

Travelling with Toddlers

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

When you board a plane with small children in tow, no one is happy. No one wants to sit next to you. No one wants you behind them. No one wants you in front of them. I have discovered that when push comes to shove, no one else thinks your kids are so adorable when they are trapped with them on an airplane.

Il Vicolo - Galway's number one restaurant for Italian food and wine

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

Beautiful old world stone and wood interior by the mill wheel on the river Corrib, Il Vicolo will make you forget that you are in Galway's city centre as you sample divine Italian food and wine while enjoying the live music.

A medieval tale of fashion, wealth and love

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

Hands up those who know who was the Coco Chanel of 15th century Galway?

St Michael’s GAA Club, sixty years

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

St Michael’s Club was formed in 1956 after Galway won the All-Ireland football final. The first AGM was held in Tom Connolly’s house in Lower Shantalla Road, and they played their first game in 1957. Among those who founded the club were Pa Boyle (whose brainchild it was), Mick O’Toole, John Duignan, Mick Higgins, Liam Cunningham, and Sergeant O’Toole. They started as a dual club, but after a few years they concentrated solely on football.

Murrays Nile Lodge, the local coffee shop with a long history

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

Murrays is a friendly neighbourhood coffee shop with a long history. The building was originally built by the Murray family in the 1930s and over the next 60 years it served the community as a grocery shop and post office. There are many Galway people who fondly remember spending their pocket money on sweets and ice cream in Murrays! The shop closed in the 1990s but the family continued to live above it. In 2016 Doireann, great-grand-daughter of the original Mr. Murray, re-opened the business as a coffee shop and bakery.

New head chef at the g Hotel

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

The luxury five star g Hotel & Spa, together with its award winning AA rosette Restaurant gigi’s, has announced the appointment of Jason O’Neill to the role of head chef. O’Neill makes a welcome return to the g having previously worked in the hotel as sous chef for a number of years. He rejoins the g to take up this new role after gaining valuable experience as head chef of a well-known seafood restaurant in Barna, Galway, where his food and menus were a huge success. O’Neill brings more than 12 years' experience to his role and holds a passion for simple, deliciously flavoured food, second to none.

Tribe Time Cocktail Corner

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

Name: Traidisiún
The old fashioned style of drink is one of great history and has many stories behind it and will surely be the creator of many more to come. This drink is a drink for drinkers and for the type of person who has a love and passion for great spirits and the great craft of bar tending. For this drink I have moved away from the original which is made with whiskey and have gone for an Irish touch with something that has a great history in Ireland, poitín. It is only in recent years that this beautiful spirit is coming back into fashion and the craft of making it is still very much alive through the local Galway distillery and distiller Padraic Ó Griallais that makes Micil Poitín in Salthill, Galway.

Two Galway pubs retain listings in Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide 2017

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

Two popular Galway pubs – Moran’s Oyster Cottage in Kilcolgan and O’Dowd’s of Roundstone – have retained their listings in the 2017 Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide just published.

Twenty three other pubs from the Republic of Ireland and seven from Northern Ireland also feature in the publication. In overall terms, County Down leads the way with six listings followed by Cork with five, Clare with four, and Kildare with three. Dublin, Galway, and Mayo each received two listings with Antrim, Kerry, Leitrim, Louth, Sligo, Tipperary, Wexford, and Wicklow each having one listing.

Galway Food Tours goes east

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

Galway Food Tours, Around the Marketplace is a culinary walking tour of Galway run by Sheena Dignam bringing people to visit some of Galway’s culinary favourites and hidden gems.

Neck and back relief with Care Cure Acupuncture

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

Chronic pain in the muscles and joints of the back or neck can make life miserable. Standard anti-inflammatory treatments, physical therapy, and medications can sometimes mask this pain but at Care Cure the team are more concerned with finding the root cause and treating the pain from there so that it does not come back.

Three reasons to visit Blue Eden

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

1. Skin-Dex
Skin-Dex is dramatically cheaper than its alternative – liposuction. It detoxifies, removes visceral fat (dangerous hard fat) as well as soft fat. Surgical liposuction only tackles soft deposits. It is listed as the most advanced and efficient fat-reduction system globally. It reduces fat cells and also tightens the skin, leaving a toned look with increased definition. Intense lymphatic massage is administered to secure maximum results. Results are immediately visible, and after two sessions a dramatic difference is seen. Skin-Dex is often used by individuals finding it hard to shed those last few stubborn pounds.

An exercise to improve self-esteem

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

By Harvey Wasserman, BSc, MD, psychotherapist
Self-esteem is the foundation of personality and is not to be confused with arrogance or perfection. It is simply liking and respecting yourself as you are, aware of your assets and weaknesses.

Metabolism – the answer to all your weight loss problems

Thu, Nov 03, 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. It controls the results from your diet and exercise. No amount of dieting or exercise will compensate for a bad metabolism.

NaPro, the restorative approach to your gynaecological health and natural fertility, available again in the west

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

After providing NaPro FertilityCare for 10 years in the Galway Clinic and for one year in the Beacon Court in Dublin, Dr Caroline Guindon has started to practice again in Galway. Her practice opened on October 4 in the Arlington House Medical Centre in Oranmore.

Information evening on type 2 diabetes for World Diabetes Day

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

The expert diabetes health team from Galway University Hospital, in association with Croí and Diabetes Ireland, will host an interactive patient evening at the Croí Heart and Stroke Centre in Galway on World Diabetes Day, November 14.

Authentic Himalayan salt lamps at Amber

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

Amber stocks salt lamps in raw form, carved shapes, and T-lights. Salt lamps are simply large pieces of pure Himalayan salt with a small bulb inside. It is important to make sure that the lamp is from a pure Himalayan crystal source and not a cheap imitation made from rock salt.

A prospect of Galway, 1685

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

This hand coloured prospect of Galway, looking northeast, was drawn in 1685 by Captain Thomas Phillips, surveyor-general of the fortifications in Ireland. It is especially important as it is the only quasi-objective pictorial record of Galway to survive from this period.

‘Were we dragging the city and country into a state of death and destruction?’

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

Week II
On the Tuesday morning of Easter week 1916, Liam Ó Briain, 26 years old, and recently back from a three year scholarship in Germany, found himself in the thick of fighting. This was no longer, as he thought, an adventure. People were getting killed. Under intense machine gun fire Commandant Michael Mallin ordered his troops to abandon their Stephen’s Green trenches and barricades and retire to the College of Surgeons, and surrounding houses where Ó Briain and his men had burrowed through.

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