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In 1902, the number of fairs listed for Eyre Square was: January 1st; March 20th & 21st; April 14th & 15th; May 30th & 31st; June 20th; July 13th & 14th; August 6th; September 3rd & 4th, 20th & 21st; October 21st; November 2nd (pigs only); and December 8th & 9th. This list gives one an idea of how important and busy the Square was for commerce at the time. These were occasions when the country came to town, when rural people brought in their produce and hoped to convert it into cash.

One of the earliest associations of Eyre Square with the horse was the jousting competitions that went on there in the middle ages. There were also horse fairs held in the Square where one could buy and sell horses, these were usually held outside the railings and on the streets. Before motorised machinery was invented, the horse provided people with their main type of transport: the work horse was an invaluable part of the farm used to pull the plough or haul the farmer and his cartload of produce into town. Horse racing was always a popular sport and the first Galway Horse Show was held in the Square in 1892.

Hibernian Antique & Art Fairs are very proud to announce their first fair this Sunday November 9 in the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone. The Antique & Art Fair will run from 11am-6pm on Sunday.

This photograph of a pig fair was taken about 100 years ago on a wet day at the top of Eyre Square. The corner we see on the right was occupied by Michael Walsh, family grocer, wine and spirit merchant, who claimed to have the most superior quality of goods always kept in stock... “A trial will convince”. In the foreground are a typical group of farmers who have travelled into town with their tall carts carrying their pigs. They have them on show with a rope tied around each animal’s leg to avoid them running all over the place. You can almost sense these farmers praying for a buyer to come along, because if they did not sell they would have to bring their pigs home again. Not all farmers had the luxury of carts, and those who walked their animals into town and did not sell, would have to walk them home again.

THE GALWAY Record & CD Fair returns to upstairs at Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, this Saturday.

Record Fairs Ireland return to Danny Byrnes this Saturday March 26, making up for December’s fair cancelled due to the bad weather. The upcoming fair will have a huge range of vinyl records spanning almost every era and every genre - from the 1950s right up to the present day - from blues to metal, rap to alternative, punk to funk, post-rock to 80s rock, and Irish to indie.

Enjoy one of the Midlands’ largest Christmas fairs next weekend in Belvedere House and Gardens. This free event will run from Friday November 19 to Sunday November 21.

Like most towns and cities in Ireland, Galway had a lot of fairs and markets. They were a vital part of life and the economy of the city, helping to feed the local population and provide much needed cash for farmers in the hinterland.

There is something for everyone at this year’s Food and Design Winter Fair to be held in Belvedere House from Friday evening November 21 to Sunday November 23.

Aficionados of the pre-CD medium are in for a bit of a treat tomorrow when the Records Fairs Ireland Group will be setting out their comprehensive array of vinyl wares at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Church Street on Saturday, May 2, from 9am to 6pm.