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Tomás Laighléis
Tomás Laighléis (1895 - 1984) was a traditional Irish Seanchaí or storyteller. A native of Menlo, County Galway, Laighléis was a seanchaí of local history and of Fianna ''Fianna'' ( , ; singular ''Fian''; gd, Fèinne ) were small warrior-hunter bands in Gaelic Ireland during the Iron Age and early Middle Ages. A ''fian'' was made up of freeborn young males, often aristocrats, "who had left fosterage but had ... tales. A selection of his recorded tales, was published in 1977 but contains only a fraction of his output. See also * Robin Lawless, died 1260. References * ''Seanchas Thomáis Laighléis'', ed. Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977. * ''Social History and Oral Art - Reflections on the Collected Folklore of Menlo, near Galway City'', Cian Marnell, pp. 134–148, ''Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society'', volume 59, 2007. * ''Lawless of Connacht'', Adrian James Martyn, p. 101, ''Journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland'', vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menlo, County Galway
Menlo or Menlough () is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland. Menlo currently falls within the boundaries of the city of Galway, though it is outside of the urbanised parts of the city and retains the feel of a small village. Name Menlo is both a village and townland name and is in the parish of Castlegar, County Galway. Always known as ''Mionloch'' in Irish, and later anglicised as "Menlo", some older maps also spell it as "Menlough". English writer Thomas Campbell Foster spells it "Menlow". Menlo gave its name to the town of Menlo Park in California, which was named by Denis J. Oliver and D.C. McGlynn after their native village. History Menlo is situated on the east side of the River Corrib and south of Lough Corrib. The remains of Menlo Castle (sometimes given as Menlough Castle) overlook the river. This castle was the former home of Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet. It was owned by the Blake family until it was destroyed by an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fianna
''Fianna'' ( , ; singular ''Fian''; gd, Fèinne ) were small warrior-hunter bands in Gaelic Ireland during the Iron Age and early Middle Ages. A ''fian'' was made up of freeborn young males, often aristocrats, "who had left fosterage but had not yet inherited the property needed to settle down as full landowning members of the ''túath''". For most of the year they lived in the wild, hunting, raiding other communities and lands, training, and fighting as mercenaries. Scholars believe the ''fian'' was a rite of passage into manhood, and have linked ''fianna'' with similar young warrior bands in other early European cultures They are featured in a body of Irish legends known as the 'Fianna Cycle' or 'Fenian Cycle', which focuses on the adventures and heroic deeds of the ''fian'' leader Fionn mac Cumhaill and his band. In later tales, the ''fianna'' are more often depicted as household troops of the High Kings. The ''Fianna Éireann'', an Irish nationalist youth organisation f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Lawless
Robin Lawless, Anglo-Norman settler in Connacht, fl. 1248- Easter Sunday, 1260. Biography Lawless may have been a member of the Lawless family of east Leinster, who were notable Anglo-Norman settlers in the south County Dublin/north County Wicklow area from the 1220s. The area between the town of Wicklow and Newcastle McKynegan was later known as ''Lawless County''. The Lawless family were of Welsh extraction, apparently tenants of the de Londres family of Oystermouth Castle, Gower. Lawless is first referred to in Connacht in the Annals of Connacht, ''sub anno'' 1248: * ''The sons of Magnus, and the son of Conchobar Ruad made a hosting and revolted against the Galls. They burned Mac Henry's castle and captured its warden and carried the preys of North Umall onto the islands of Clew Bay. Then Jordan de Exeter and John Butler and Robin Laigles and many others assembled and marched first to Ballintober and thence to Aghagower, and next day they plundered Umall, north and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás De Bhaldraithe
Tomás Mac Donnchadha de Bhaldraithe (born Thomas MacDonagh Waldron; 14 December 1916 – 24 April 1996) was an Irish scholar notable for his work on the Irish language, particularly in the field of lexicography. He is best known for his ''English-Irish Dictionary'', published in 1959. Biography Tomás de Bhaldraithe was born on 14 December 1916 in Ballincurra, County Limerick. He moved to Dublin with his family at the age of five. He was named after Thomas MacDonagh one of the signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, who had been executed after the Easter Rising earlier that year. He adopted the use of the Irish language version of the name in both Irish and English. He received his second level education at Belvedere College in Dublin. His stance on standard forms and spellings was supported by Éamon de Valera despite opposition from traditionalists in the Department of Education, and the work is widely seen as an important benchmark in Irish scholarship. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galway Archaeological And Historical Society
The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on 21 March 1900, at the Railway Hotel, Galway. It promotes the study of the archaeology and history of the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published 70 volumes of the ''Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society''. The first 55 volumes of this journal were available for purchase on CD-ROM but have now sold out. Back issues of JGAHS are available through the academic database JSTOR and there are some stocks remaining in hard copy. The Society also runs a lecture series in Galway City and is involved in lobbying national and local authorities in relation to heritage matters relating to the City and County of Galway. Further reading * ''By Time Everything is Revealed:The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 1900-1999'', Joe O'Halloran, pp. 162–182, Journal of the G.A. & H.S., Volume 53, 2001. External links *http://www.gahs.ie/ 1900 establishments in Ireland Historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genealogical Society Of Ireland
The Genealogical Society of Ireland ( ga, Cumann Geinealais na hÉireann) is a voluntary non-governmental organisation promoting the study of genealogy, heraldry, vexillology and social history in Ireland and amongst the Irish diaspora as open access educational leisure pursuits available to all. Founding, governance and purpose Founded in 1990, the society has charitable status in Ireland and it is incorporated under the Companies Acts. Membership of the society is open to all and therefore, the society has both a national and international membership. The society is also a nominating body for the Cultural and Educational Panel for Seanad Éireann. The society is governed by a Board of Directors which is elected annually at the Annual General Meeting held in March of each year. The current ''cathaoirleach'' (chairperson) is Gerry Hayden, who was elected in March 2018. The society received a grant of arms from the Chief Herald of Ireland in 2001. The activities of the society inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Historians
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People From County Galway
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