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1316: Second Battle of Co when the Connacht Gaels allied with Edward Bruce (younger brother of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland) against the Anglo-Irish victors. 1,500 Connacht men decapitated inc 2 kings! Site of battle uncertain https://t.co/bFSqusZjnx

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2018-08-10

The Voice of Women Exhibition at Lissadell, celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage, includes a selection of 100 inspirational Irish women who have shaped Ireland, past and present

Today's pick: Queen Medb of Connacht, Nano Reid

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2018-04-06

'Shop Street, Galway 1' oil on canvas, 14" x 14" 2009, M. Ferriter. From a series of street scenes I did some years ago.

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2018-02-12