Dear Fellow Gardeners, You may think this newsletter has little to do with gardening but at the end it will come back to it – to soil – the Earth’s most important organ and the one that is most neglected.The soil is very much like our stomach, teeming with life. In one handful of fertile soil… Read more »
More local news
Latest local news
Whether you believe in it or not the law of attraction exists in the same way the law of pure potentiality does and numerous other laws often referred to as spiritual laws. Yes that’s right, the laws of the universe are operating 24/7 in all timezones equally. The question becomes “Are YOU working in harmony… Read more »
IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY….As I went for a walk earlier this morningfinding my way into another new dayand felt the cold of the winter breezeand the emergence of another Lockdownbegin to come in along my prom walk,I prayed and reflectedas I walkedand thoughtthat In any worrying, depressing, hurtful, abusive or dark time in our… Read more »
One of the very best things we could do to improve our health right now is to eat more sustainably grown plants. Or in the words of Michael Pollan “Don’t eat anything your grandmother wouldn’t recognise as food”Last Feb I met Sean a local GP based in Co. Louth, he had invited me to give… Read more »
Course: Personal Development Online Tutor: Sara Slattery Re SICAP 70 1. Did you enjoy the course? Please detail why you did or did not enjoy the course? Yes, i did. I realized how to improve and motivate to myself. I enjoyed the course because Sara made it very clear what she… Read more »
NEW COMMUNITIES SURVEY IN GALWAY COUNTY Review of the experience of the migrant populations in GalwayIn 2013, Galway County Council in partnership with agencies across Galway county designed and implemented the “Galway County Integration & Diversity Strategy 2013-2017”.This strategy aim was to improve the access and use of services for the migrant population living in… Read more »
The death has occurred of Henry DugganCircular Road, Galway City, Galway / Claregalway, Galway Formerly Montiagh, Claregalway. Peacefully, at home. Pre-deceased by his parents Séamus and Marie, sisters Annie and Bridgie and his brother Willie. R.I.P. Sadly missed by his partner Kathleen and their son Brian, by his son Séamus , daughters Paula and Denise… Read more »
There was no such thing as clutter in farmhouses of old, where ingenuity was essential about 15 hours agoClaudia Kinmonth Spongeware printed ‘basins’ and horn spoons hung in eye-level slots, as was traditional up to the early 20th century, on a County Cork dresser. Photograph: M DuerdenShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email AppShare to… Read more »
From CLAREGALWAY TO DUBAI – Featuring local athlete Rachel Farrell.After a brief hiatus from our BLOG entries, due to Covid-19. We hate saying it and reading it as much as you. We know almost every individual and business has it rhymed off now that any and all excuses can be just put down to…Due to… Read more »
The death has occurred of Kevin CooneyCarnmore Cross, Oranmore, Galway Unexpectedly at home. Predeceased by his parents Michael and Bridget and by his brother Padraic and his sister Maisie. Deeply regretted by his brothers Mattie, Joe and Brendan and by his sister Teresa, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephew and grandniece, relatives and friends. Removal to the… Read more »
Our sourcing policy is pretty simple really, organic always, grow it ourselves if possible, local where possible, IRISH where possible, next Europe and next further afield, never airfreighted. Simple really.I had to catch myself this week. I found myself in a high energy and high not in the best sense of the word discussion with… Read more »
Work comenced last week on the new walkway that will link Lackagh village with the Claregalway CLG pitches and their walkway at Knockdoemore Park. The interest shown on this project became particularly evident when Galway East TD Sean Canney visited the site at the weekend to acknowledge the progress made. The Galway East TD made… Read more »
Your Claregalway
Share what you like most about Claregalway. Click a tag below to tweet.
- “The people, young & older, accept all newcomers”
- “Hession’s old shop sign”
- “Because it’s home and I love it!”
- “The newsletter”
- “The flower show”
- “Countryside, community, castle, church, culture and close to Galway city”
- “The People”
- “The big road”
- “The lovely people”
- “Friendly faces”
- “The Drama Festival”
- “Sunday market”
- “The traffic (!)”
- “It’s close to the Motorway”
- “The range of local groups”
- “Summerfield for a few pints”
- “Community spirit”
- “It’s perfect for families”
- “The horseshoe walk”
- “It’s a perfect little village”
- “Starry skied nights”
- “The trees in Rockwood”
- “Claregalway Castle”
- “The view in Montiagh”
- “Walking by the river”
Claregalway.info is the online presence of Nuacht Chláir—the community-curated newsletter for Claregalway since 1996—and was created voluntarily as a service to the community. Nuacht Chláir kindly thanks Claregalway Historical & Cultural Society for their permission to publish from their book Claregalway Parish History—750 Years in the History section.