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In the graveyard at the back of the Abbey Church in Francis Street stands an interesting memorial carrying the De Burgo coat of arms and a long broadsword. The inscription tells us that it was erected in memory of William De Burgo who founded the Franciscan friary on St Stephen’s Island in 1296. The site was roughly where the Courthouse is today and the island was formed by the Galway River on one side and a branch of that river which ran through what today would be Woodquay and Mary Street and re-joined the main river. A second and smaller island lay between St Stephen’s and the town wall, so that in order to maintain communications with the town, two bridges were necessary, one at the junction of Mary Street and Abbeygate Street and the other at the Little Gate. The Abbey buildings lay immediately north of the present graveyard and between them and the river was ‘Sruthán na mBráthair’, a small stream that enabled the friars to bring boats in from the main river. The monastery was known as the Abbey of St Francis.

Italian virtuoso Maurizio Baglini will play movements by Liszt and Mozart for the Emily Anderson Memorial Concert next Thursday, October 10.

Proving to be a popular option for families who are seeking to depart from a local hotel for their 2025 summer adventure, the new direct flight from Shannon Airport to Palma, Spain has quickly become a favourite with Fahy Travel's holiday goers.

As part of the Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering 2024, step back in time with a visit to Duras House Gardens, former summer home of Count Florimond De Basterot.

Paralympics for Bocquet

With Wimbledon currently under way, the spotlight is squarely on the trend of centre-court chic, as sports and athleisure wield their influence over the fashion scene. Google Trends reports a staggering surge of 345 per cent in global searches for 'tenniscore' over the past month, showcasing an undeniable fascination with the fusion of sports and style.

The set of uilleann pipes belonging to Galway’s signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, Eamonn Ceannt, will be returning west next month as part of the Ballina Salmon Festival in Co Mayo.

Sean Doggett of Athenry AC became the youngest ever athlete to compete in a senior European Championships last Monday, June 10.

Athletics Ireland has announced a strong team for next month’s European Athletics Championships. The event will be held in Rome between June 7 to 12, and will include one Galway athlete.

It was about this time of year, May 26, 1910 that the foundation stone of St. Mary’s College was laid. It was not, however the first St Mary’s College. Father John Paul O’Toole, born in Galway in 1804, was one of the last priests ordained during the wardenship. He was based in Paris and Rome but was always conscious of his own difficulty in obtaining a food secondary education in Galway, so he decided to return to Galway in 1843 and open a school here. His main difficulty was finding a premises but happily, he managed to secure “West House”, a detached residence with extensive grounds situated on Helen Street. He bought it from John Lushington Reilly, a great benefactor of the town and neighbourhood, especially during the famine of 1822.