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Known nationally as the City of the Tribes, family has been at the core of Galway's development for centuries transforming what was once a small fishing town into the beating heart of the west of Ireland. So, who were the 14 influential families who laid the groundwork for Galway's success?

John Quinn has just brought to the market Number 15 Kirwan Court, Kirwan’s Lane, Galway. The property, which is situated in a wonderful complex of Kirwan Court in Galway city centre, is within walking distance of the university, hospital and every city amenity.

John Quinn has just brought to the market Number 15 Kirwan Court, Kirwan’s Lane, Galway. The property, which is situated in a wonderful complex of Kirwan Court in Galway city centre, is within walking distance of the university, hospital and every city amenity.

John Quinn has just brought to the market Number 15 Kirwan Court, Kirwan’s Lane, Galway. The property, which is situated in a wonderful complex of Kirwan Court in Galway city centre, is within walking distance of the university, hospital and every city amenity.

O’Donnellan & Joyce is offering for sale this superbly located two bedroom apartment in Kirwan's Lane in Galway city centre.

“We were led to believe that from St Patrick to the Book of Kells was this highpoint of Irish history; that after the Vikings and Normans invaded it was all shite and misery until Packie Bonner saved that goal at Italia ‘90. But there were a few good bits in-between, and even though our good bits were epic failures, comedy can be a great pathway to tackle these deadly serious topics.”

‘My dearest mother,

There have been violent storms before and since the Big Wind of Sunday 6 to Monday 7 January 1839, but it was generally agreed at the time that nothing comparable could be remembered by the oldest inhabitants of this island.

In 1831 Patrick Broderick, from Loughrea, was charged with insurrectionary crimes at the Galway Assizes, and cruelly sentenced to spend the rest of his life in a criminal colony ‘beyond the seas’ in New South Wales, Australia. He was barred from ever returning to his native land. His wife Mary, son John and daughters Ann and Catherine, were left destitute on the infamous Clanricarde estate, one with more than 2,000 tenants.

One of the most intriguing pieces of theatrical memorabilia in Galway is the poster for two plays, Douglas and All the World’s a Stage, to be performed at Richard Martin’s theatre, Kirwan’s Lane, on Friday August 8 1783. The playbill shows the cast with included Martin himself, his wife Eliza (Elizabeth Vessey) and Theobald Wolfe Tone, who would become Ireland’s famous revolutionary, associated with the French inspired 1798 rebellion.