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In 1639, the Corporation ordered that some of the shops and buildings adjacent to the market be pulled down and “all the same be reduced into a strong sufficient stone house, covered with slate and to be underpropped with good stone pillars, whereby way through it shall be to the said church”. The proposed building was to be opposite the present Anthony Ryan’s shop and was to be a Tholsel or premises for the town clerk, for the Corporation records and for meetings of the Common Council.

Focal points in public spaces in towns and cities across Ireland take many forms. Many of them speak to a specific moment in time.

On August 31, 1939, Dr Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland, signed his name in Irish in a small leather-bound book as the first Freeman of Galway.

The Galway civic sword and mace are among the finest specimens of municipal corporation insignia in Ireland; the sword is particularly noteworthy and can be compared with the best of civic swords in these islands. Swords and maces were first carried by the king’s servants as symbols of the authority of the king himself. As time went on, the mayors and bailiffs of towns acquired swords and maces of their own, some following charter grants, others by mere assumption without specific authority. These were usually borne before the dignitaries concerned when they went in procession or were actively displayed when they acted otherwise in their official capacity. Maces, which were originally weapons, are staves of authority. Swords symbolise the legitimate use of force.

Dangan House Garden Centre is 42 years old this year. This is the story of how a humble market stall in the Saturday market grew into the successful business it is today.

We are truly fully back when the old problems continue to assert themselves. Brexit has assumed a central role again on the political stage, with the usual chaos and parliamentary pantomime evident at Westminster. And yet no one has come up with an alternative to Theresa May’s Brexit plan. There will be a vote next week in the UK parliament, and as the Prime Minister herself has said, who knows what will happen next? It’s really unsettling all round and very difficult for government departments, agencies and so on to make any plans as they are facing into the unknown.

Dangan House Garden Centre is 41 years old this year. This is the story of how a humble market stall in the Saturday market grew into the successful business it is today.

Dangan House Garden Centre is 41 years old this year. This is the story of how a humble market stall in the Saturday market grew into the successful business it is today.

Dangan House Garden Centre is 41 years old this year. This is the story of how a humble market stall in the Saturday market grew into the successful business it is today.

Dangan House Garden Centre is 40 years old this year. This is the story of how a humble market stall in the Saturday market grew into the successful business it is today.