History Of Galway 3

During the 1590 Rebellion, Galway remained loyal to Queen Elizabeth I and retained an English garrison. Galway refusedHistory Of Galway 3 to side with Red Hugh O’Donnell and Hugh O’Neill, the Earl of Tyrone.Visitors could not believe how kind and content the people of Galway were to strangers in comparison to the rest of the country, where the stranger was always looked on with suspicion. Trade with Spain and the West Indies flourished. A stranger in Galway at that time might have been forgiven if he asked, Where in Galway does Ireland preside?

The fall of the Stuarts from the throne of England was the death knell for Galways finest hour. The Tribes did not want Charles I removed from the throne. They would not defend the city when Cromwell arrived. This lead to Cromwell taking the City of Galway, with his army deriding the rich merchants by calling them the tribes of Galway.

This name was later adopted by the merchant families in defiance. Their property and power was stripped off them and they awaited hope of a new King, but they were further disappointed with William and Mary taking the throne.They never again gained the grandeur that they use to have, although their influence did stay up to this day and Galway would not be the City of tribes if it weren’t for them.

They made Galway what it is today - a bright ever increasing City where visitors like to spend their free time there and enjoy the good spirited people and their pubs and restaurants and shops and stores. One always gets a positive feeling in the air when visiting Galway City and one wonders what the City was like 350 years ago, when the City flourished even more so.

With Galway University located on its doorstep, Galway City is so full of young people and high spirits of optimism, with fun and laughter filling the air as one walks down the lovely cobbled streets.

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