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We know there was a hospital in High Middle Street in 1509, though it was probably a poorhouse in reality. In 1542, the Corporation built St Bridget’s Hospital on Bohermore. It subsequently served as a Leper Hospital. The 1651 map of Galway shows four hospitals. In 1820, a fever hospital opened on Earl’s Island, and in 1824, a small lying-in hospital was established on Mill Street at Madeira Island. The County Infirmary opened on Prospect Hill in June 1802.

Galway’s 0-16 to 1-12 loss to Armagh on Sunday afternoon knocked them off the top spot in the group stage, and the result is a preliminary quarter-final against Mayo in Pearse Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Two Galway-based social enterprises are among the 28 to receive an award from Rethink Ireland’s social enterprise funding.

Two Galway schools have been rewarded for encouraging sustainable travel to school.

The Galway County Council is inviting applications for funding from community groups and facilities within the Galway county administrative area, under the Community Activities Fund.

Two Galway entrants are among the category winners in this year's Love Your Coast photography competition, which celebrates Ireland's spectacular coastline.

Galway city and Ballinasloe are two of the latest areas to benefit from the new National Broadband Plan.

The Government of Ireland Act came into being on May 3 1921, resulting in a parliament for the six northern counties and devolved powers for the 26 counties.

VILLAGERS HAVE today announced a new Irish and British tour which will take in Galway’s Black Box Theatre on November 5.

Paul Grealish