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The installation of sprinklers at crowd gathering hotspots in the city could be used to encourage people to disperse after 10pm says Galway City Central councillor Eddie Hoare.

Finding a bungalow in Galway city is difficult, finding a bungalow in turnkey condition in one of Galway's most sought after areas is rarer still. The queue outside No 6 St Dominick's Road, The Claddagh, on Saturday gave some indication of the interest Colleran auctioneers has in this stunning bungalow.

A pleasant surprise awaits when entering this deceptively spacious family home. Comprising two storeys to front and three storeys to rear, this end terrace home which was modernised and substantially extended in 2007 offers a contemporary architecturally designed residence.

Colleran auctioneers has just been favoured with yet another gem in one of Galway's most sought after locations. No 16 Fairhill Road Upper, Claddagh, is a beautiful, bright, spacious, two bedroom terraced home with large front and back gardens.

O'Donnellan & Joyce is offering for sale a two bed terraced property located in the historic residential area of The Claddagh, Galway. This is an opportunity to purchase a property in the heart of Galway city in one of Galway's oldest and most established residential areas.

The actual cutting of what we now know as The Eglinton Canal began in March 1848. It provided much needed work during the Famine. It began at the Corrib Club and entered the sea near the Claddagh Church. The filling they dug out was used to fill terraces in UCG (which was also being built at the time) and to fill in the causeway behind Claddagh Quay. The Claddagh Basin and the Claddagh Quays were constructed to cater for the 300 boats which were operating out of the Claddagh at the time.

The oldest known Claddagh Ring, dating from the 1700s and created by Richard Joyce, a member of the Joyce family - one of the Twelve Tribes of Galway - is coming home to the city.

In 1698, the Dominican Community in the Claddagh were dispersed and exiled under a general exile of religious orders but within a few years, three of the friars had returned. It was the time of the Penal Laws, but gradually the pressure on these fathers eased, thanks largely to the refusal of the mayor and sheriffs to implement the anti-Catholic mandate of the English government. The priests were back in the Claddagh, tolerated by the officials.

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.