To Visit A Strangers Grave
I walk in town to which confined For nine more weeks I bring to mind The graves I would visit today Of …
Moneenageisha Harbour, Lough Atalia
No-one comes here now with currachs Rowed by men old and young Bringing the turf to and from the islands Serenaded by …
Future English King on Galway’s Streets
The royal visit to Galway brought mixed feelings – they are a nice couple, but is it too early to welcome British Royals where their forces killed our heroes?
Musings on Galway Docks
To have a little boat… To sail out to the ocean waves The waters that Columbus sailed, The famine starving, the African …
From Galway to the End of the Earth and Beyond
In 1477, Galway had a visitor, lauded a navigational hero to some, a tyrant to more due to his treatment of the …
Columbus in Galway
Long before the ocean blue he sailed In a journey history often has told Galways streets were walked by a Gonoan man …
Spinning Yarns and Telling Tales at Moth and Butterfly in Katies Cottage in Claddagh
While out for a walk I thought Id catch the Moth & Butterfly event in Katies Cottage in Claddagh… a newly built …
Black Swan on the Claddagh
The black swan still swims on the Claddagh, showing example to our people as times of heightened tensions have seen attacks on …
Walking Among a Host of Faded Daffodils at Lough Atalia
And all at once I saw a crowd / A host of dark yellow wilted daffodils… With apologies to #wordsworth #loughatalia seen …
Keep the Beat of Galway Playing
#street #music from @gstreetclub again today… #thisisgalway #wildatlanticway #culture A post shared by Thomas Carty (@tomjcarty) on Apr 21, 2017 at 3:15pm …
Cutting Old Burkes Roses
While out walking near Salthill a few days back, a man cutting roses from a bush outside a derelict house talked to …
The Novena, some Drama and Midge Ure in Galway
#midgeure of #ultravox and #visage fame sings #fadetogrey at the #tht in #galway last night… #galway2020 is off to a grear start …
No Horse Sense in Galway
The furore being kicked up over urban horses by supporters of Mike Cubbard a city council member rumbles on. Something of a …
The Hair Brained Fight the Hair Braiders
One arm of Galway City Council commissioned a derelict wall to be painted by a professional graffiti artist as the 2020 City …
Red Sky at Dawn in Ballybrit
Birds on the street eat litters breakfast buffet The crows and jackdaws take to the sky in fright Seagulls braver are tardy …
Blog – Nashville Comes to Galway at Monroes Live
Offaly singer songwriter Pete Kennedy has been making a name for himself in America the past few years, and is now bringing …
Passing Ballybrit Castle
By force won from the feirce O’Flahertys Held by Burke for the English Crown On the wrong side of the Wars of …
Flying a Drone in Merlin Woods
Flying a drone in the Merlin Woods in Galway today, I thought of when I watched the movie “Eye in the Sky” …
Miracle at Saint St Augustine’s Holy Well
All hope gone bar blind faith The child to the well he was brought In desperation and pure belief was bathed A …
White Sails on the Claddagh
White sails on the Claddagh Sail out neath grey skies Red sails of the Hookers Fished there in days gone by White …