Galway, Eire
Galway maps
Historic maps of Galway and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Galway maps
Historic map of Ireland
Illustrated Victorian map of Eire
Memories of Galway
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Eire memories
My grandmother (name of McDonagh, nee Faherty) lived in a place I believe is called 'Ryn' (not sure of the spelling) in Connemara. She had a beautiful cottage a short walk from the sea. I would like to be able to take my husband to visit this area and catch up with family who I have sadly lost touch with who... [more]
Shared on 23 September 2009
18th July 1959 my honeymoon was spent in Bray, County Wicklow. We stayed with Mrs Madge McGrath, a cousin of my father (Joseph Devlin). My strongest memory is the friendliness of the people, and my husband enjoyed the Guinness.
Shared on 07 September 2009
For a 9 year old boy from Edinburgh the travel arrangements for our family holiday to Dublin in 1958 were quite an adventure.
Embarkation on the steamer at the Broomielaw in Glasgow and our billet turned out to be in the hold along with up to a 100 or so others. In view of this the tension between my parents on... [more]
Shared on 21 August 2009
Extracts From Galway & Eire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Galway, inspired by Frith photos.
The white waters of the River Corrib foam through the weir. Salmon still mass below the weirs in spring and the town's former mills have found a new life as apartment blocks.
This is an extract from Ireland Photographic Memories.
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A view of one of the beaches which look out over Galway Bay to County Clare and the limestone landscape of the Burren.
This is an extract from Ireland Photographic Memories.
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Looking across the River Corrib at Salmon Weir bridge, built in 1818 to link the new courthouse (1815) and the old jail, whose site is now occupied by the new cathedral.
This is an extract from Ireland Photographic Memories.
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