Recording Galway

This is a recording of a walking tour through the streets of Galway focusing on aspects of the history of theatre in the city. It was recorded live on 19 October 2023. There are nine speakers introduced by  John Cunningham, each of whom share interesting stories on their specific topics at significant sites. 
Click on chapters above to access individual contributions. 

 The tour was curated by Dr John Cunningham and Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley of the University of Galway History Department in association with Galway City Museum. 

Produced by Mary Cunningham,

Photo:  Richard Peyton Headshots | Street | Event Photography 
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Music : 'Fine Dining' by Track Tribe
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This provides an overview of the activities of the Galway Hooker Sailing Club and gives an account of the restoration of  Loveen  a  hooker boat built in 1925 https://www.galwayhookersailingclub.ie/.
The club focusses on restoring and sailing boats used traditionally by communities off the coast of counties Galway and Clare in the west of Ireland. Club members speak about the history of the Hooker boats, their latest restoration project and give a sense of the satisfaction they get from involvement in the club along with the passion they have for sailing.

https://www.galwayhookersailingclub.ie/.

Producer: Mary Cunningham

Thanks to all the participants: Colie Hernon, Ciaran Oliver,  Colette Furey, Tina Concannon, Loretta Croke, Orla Curran,  Patrick Conneely and Daniel Concannon.
A special thanks to Brenda Foy who contributed to the podcast and helped out with recording.
Music by :JuliusH from Pixabay . https://pixabay.com/music/folk-celtic-irish-scottish-tin-whistle-background-music-10455/
Olexy from Pixabay.  https://pixabay.com/music/acoustic-group-morning-garden-acoustic-chill-15013/

This tells the story of my efforts to home 5 kittens born in my back garden and my involvement in a humane approach to controlling the feral cat population in my area . During this journey I came in contact with Galway Cat Rescue- a non-profit organisation devoted to cat welfare. Thanks to volunteer Jeanette the 5 kittens were neutered/ spayed along with the mother cat and a number of other strays. 

Anne Miller born and raised in Galway city. She remembers seeing Galway Hooker boats at Cruinniú na mBád in Kinvara.  She responded to an advertisement in the Advertiser for the introduction course. Her standout moments include the Cong to Galway race and the joyful experience of sailing alongside dolphins 

Martin, a geologist based in the university, is from Toulouse. His family background in sailing has helped him get to grips with sailing Hooker boats. 

Maria, a primary school teacher,  is from Cork. She came to Galway  while on a career break from teaching. The plan for the career break was to go travelling but Covid 19 put a stop to that. The alternative was to learn to sail and she certainly has done that. 

Meet Susanne Lally who joined the Galway Hooker Sailing Club in 2021 after meeting Ciaran Oliver on a walking tour of the Claddagh. Having completed the Hooker Skills Course she was out for her first sail four weeks following her registration.  Though she has no previous experience of  any water sports she is delighted with her new hobby and all the new people she has met in the club. 

Eileen Cameron from Co. Armagh tells us about her love of water sports. She has had lots of memorable moments while sailing and rowing. With all this she still finds time to publish the club newsletter, The Masthead,  every month.  

This month Mary and Brenda chatted with Clodagh Durkan who arrived in Galway in 2021 after being away from Ireland for over a decade. She decided to settle in the West to be near family and was delighted to join the Galway Hooker Sailing Club to meet people with a shared interest in water activities. She was just in time to lend a hand in the Loveen restoration project. 

A native of The Netherlands, but settled here since 2016, Sebastian is involved in a range of the club activities. Sailing, power boating, maintenance, VHF training and rowing with the Gráinne Mhaol Club.