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Galway

city in Ireland

26 dated entries naming Galway, drawn from 22 separate years between 1149 CE and 1933 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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12th century

  • 1149An army led by Toirdhealbhach mac Diarmada Ua Briain, King of Munster, and his forces marched into the province of Connacht, carrying off a large spoil of cattle and destroying the fortress of Dún Béal Gallimhe (Galway). During this campaign, Ua Lochlainn, lord of Corca-Modhruadh, drowned in the River Gaillimh.source
  • 1194Richard Mor de Burgh (died 1242) was the eldest son of William de Burgh and founder of the towns of Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Galway.source

13th century

  • 1230Siege of Galway in Ireland: Norman forces under Richard Mór de Burgh invade Connacht and desolate a large portion of the country. He besieges Galway, but is forced to retreat after a week-long inconclusive battle.source
  • 1242Richard Mor de Burgh (born c. 1194) was the eldest son of William de Burgh and founder of the towns of Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Galway.source
  • 127128 July: Walter de Burgo (b. c 1230) died in Galway and was buried in Athassel Priorysource

14th century

  • 132412 February – William Liath de Burgh, buried in Galway.source

15th century

  • 1477Christopher Columbus, a Genoese merchant, visits Galway on a trading voyage.source
  • 1481Dominick Dubh Lynch, founder of Galway city, married Juliana Dene, with permission from Pope Sixtus IV despite their kinshipsource
  • 148428 September – St. Nicholas' Church, Galway, is raised to the status of a collegiate church by Donatus Ó Muireadhaigh, Archbishop of Tuam.source
  • 148415 December – The city of Galway is granted a royal charter and mayoralty by Richard III of England.source

16th century

  • 1538July 11 – Galway is visited by Lord Deputy of Ireland, Leonard Grey. This is the first visit of a King's Deputy to the town, and marks the start of closer relations between the sometimes-beleaguered town and the Anglo-Irish administration in Dublin. He is lavishly entertained and stays for seven days.source
  • 1562The stone bridge and west gate at Galway is completed by Thomas Óge Martyn (mayor for second term 1562–63).source
  • 1580William mac an Iarla Burke and his followers are hanged outside the walls of Galway by William Óge Martyn, High Sheriff of County Galway, in person, who, aware that the Mayor of Galway, Dominick Lynch, has a pardon for Burke, prevents the Mayor from arriving in time to stop the executions.source
  • 1584The Spanish Arch is built in Galway.source

17th century

  • 1642March 19 – Irish Rebellion of 1641: The citizens of Galway seize an English naval ship and close the town gates in support of the rebellion.source
  • 164219 March – the citizens of Galway seize an English naval ship and close the town gates in support of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.source
  • 1642August 4 – Irish Confederate Wars: Lord Forbes relieves Forthill, and besieges Galway.source
  • 1642September 7 – Irish Confederate Wars: Lord Forbes raises his unsuccessful siege of Galway.source
  • 1645The Society of Jesus establishes a school in Galway, the predecessor of Coláiste Iognáid.source
  • 1649August 8 – Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh completes Book VIII of Leabhar na nGenealach, in Galway, within days of an outbreak of the plague.source
  • 1651October 27 - siege of Limerick: Hugh Dubh O'Neill surrenders Limerick after part of the English Royalist garrison mutinies. The soldiers are permitted to march unarmed to Galway but some leaders are executed.source
  • 1652May 12 – Siege of Galway: Thomas Preston, the military governor of Galway, surrenders the city to English Parliamentarians commanded by Charles Coote. Galway is the last city held by Irish Catholic forces.source
  • 169122 July – surrender and treaty of Galway.source

18th century

  • 17551 November – the Spanish Arch in Galway is partially destroyed by a tsunami generated by the Lisbon earthquake which is felt across Munster.source
  • 176110 November – Protestant "manifesto of intolerance" ("Black Petition") against Roman Catholics signed in Galway.source

20th century

  • 193321 February – representatives from the Netherlands and Germany arrive in Galway to inspect the site of a proposed new £3 million airport.source

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