Given its location, Claregalway has taken advantage of its prime site for development, growing from a quite agricultural village on the western sea board, to a dynamic, vibrant location and one of the fastest growing tow. The Nine Arches Bridge at Claregalway. Towns and Localities in County Galway.

IRIRRespond to this post by replying above this line New post on thereluctantemigrant Mná na hÉireann by thereluctantemigrant Who would have Who would have thought that at the ripe old age of . ahem, that it would be during March 2018 when a sudden identity crisis would emerge. To be fair, it was prompted. GIY Weekly Column March 17th 2018.

2017 - Our 27th Annual Show. Galway Bay FM broadcast from the show grounds all day and Wagon Wheel kept the music going in the outdoor arena. Judges were impressed with the calibre of animals in the pony, horse, cattle and sheep sections. The dog, pets and poultry show were smaller than usual. No doubt the weather impacted on these entries. Claregalway Agricultural Show Ltd - 2017.

National Heritage Week and the Castle. Claregalway Castle is a fully restored 15th century Anglo-Norman tower house. Situated on the banks of the River Clare, in Claregalway village, on the N17 road, the castle is just under 10 km from Galway City. The castle is open to the public daily from March to September, 12 noon to 4 pm, Thursday - Sunday inclusive. Claregalway Castle was the chief fortress of the powerful Clanricarde De Burgo or B. Urke family from the early 1400s to the mid-1600s.