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That vibrant carpet of pink and yellow flowers blanketing Mediterranean cliffs might look beautiful in holiday photos on a social media feed. But University of Galway scientists and others have discovered these same Instagram snapshots are revealing how one of the world’s most destructive coastal plants is taking over new environments by extending its flowering season and threatening native biodiversity.

Seventy years after Margaret Athy’s generous patronage of the Augustine abbey and buildings on Fort Hill (originally St Augustine’s Hill), with its commanding view of the port and the town, the place was turned into a butcher’s block. Approximately 300 survivors of the ill-fated Armada were beheaded there.

In the early years of the 16th century, Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick was returning from an extended trading voyage in Spain. He set out with a full cargo, probably of hides, wool, and fish, which he hoped to trade for wine and iron with Spanish merchants. As he approached Galway port he was surprised to see a church and buildings almost completed on Fort Hill (originally called St Augustine’s Hill), a prominent site visible from both the town and the sea. They were not there when he left.

Experience the Camino de Santiago in 2017 with Into the West Adventures,your local walking tour company. The Camino provides the opportunity to take a break from everyday life and to reconnect with yourself with like minded people. Pilgrims travel from all over the world to walk the Way of St James, all with a common purpose and a common destination.

The Camino Society Ireland, formerly The Irish Society of the Friends of St James, will hold an Information Day on the Camino de Santiago in St Nicholas Collegiate Church, Market St, Galway,on Saturday April 9 (12 noon).