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People

The people of Claregalway are the making of the Parish.  There are many great characters over the years both born and associated with the area. People with all kinds of backgrounds have shaped the story of Claregalway.
This section on people where additions and updates will be ongoing as new information, stories and photographs come to hand. If you know someone whom you would like to see featured here and have photographs and information then just submit everything to the site webmaster. On the other hand if you have extra information on anybody featured here that we do not have then we would love to hear from you. Anybody can be featured here that has or had connections with the parish or made a contribution to the social structure and heritage of the parish.
We would gratefully welcome any contributions or suggestions.

  • Galway Tribal Diaspora Project

    Galway Tribal Diaspora Project

    Tell your story!
  • Bernadette M Redmond

    Bernadette M Redmond

    Author
  • Claregalway Bliantha Fadó

    Claregalway Bliantha Fadó

    Qualter's of Gortcloonmore
  • Micheal Ó Síoda

    Micheal Ó Síoda

    The Seanachaí
  • Máirtín Ó Cadhain

    Máirtín Ó Cadhain

    Carn Mór School Teacher
  • Patrick Lynch, Lydican Castle

    Patrick Lynch, Lydican Castle

    5x grandfather of Che Guevara the Argentine revolutionist
  • Thomas Kerrigan

    Thomas Kerrigan

    An Preabaire
  • Tom Ruane

    Tom Ruane

    A Claregalway Patriot
  • Families

    Families (77)

    We are family!
  • Interview with Locals 1991

    Interview with Locals 1991 (17)

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