Galway in Old Photographs Author:Peadar O'Dowd The principal city of Connacht was originally a Norman settlement and has, throughout all its history, been the principal commercial centre in the west of Ireland. In medieval times, it maintained a vigorous trade with the Iberian Peninsula, but by the late nineteenth century its great days seemed to be behind it. However, the period covered by ... more »this book has been one of consolidation and renewal, a renewal that has been particularly impressive in the last forty years. The city now has one of the most thriving universities in the country, is a centre of research and excellence in marine science and aquaculture, and is the key centre for cultural and artistic achievement in the west of Ireland. Peadar O'Dowd has assembled a remarkably wide selection of images, all of them drawn from private sources and most of them never seen before in print.« less