The Galway City Council looks likely to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Eyre Square.
The area that is now Eyre Square was originally an open space in front of town gate, known as The Green. During the mediaeval period The Green was used as a market space. In 1631 the area was made into more of a park when ash-trees were planted and the area was enclosed by a wooden fence.
Then in May 1712 the then mayor of Galway, Edward Eyre, handed over the area to the Galway Corporation, and the evolution towards Eyre Square began.
In January Fine Gael city councillor Pádraig Conneely called on City Hall to commemorate the handing over with a civic and cultural event.
It now looks as if this may happen as it is understood that city manager Joe O’Neill has asked the city’s heritage officer Jim Higgins and arts officer James Harrold to research the handing over of the square in 1712.
