Recording Galway
Slice of life stories from Galway, a city on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.
Recording Galway
Brendan O'Mahony on Wolfe Tone Bridge for 'Those We Remember' historical walkabout (Culture Night 2025)
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Mary Cunningham
This short talk by Brendan O'Mahony is one of eight delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre.
Brendan talks about the founder of Irish republicanism Theobald Wolfe Tone, his connection with Galway, and the circumstances surrounding the naming of the Wolfe Tone Bridge.
Brendan O'Mahony is a former post primary teacher and a french language tour guide.
The walkabout was coordinated by John Cunningham for the Galway City Museum in association with the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society.