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Lantern slide of Claregalway Friary, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '47 G' with title 'Claregalway Friary. Co. Galway.' This Franciscan friary was already in existence c. 1252 and likely built by 'John de Cogan I. There remains a nave and chancel…

Lantern slide of Claregalway Friary, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '48 G' with title 'Claregalway Friary. Co. Galway. Out of the ruins, the east window is pictured along with the bell tower. There is also the remains of an arcade from the cloister.

Lantern slide of the De Burgos Tomb at Claregalway Friary, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '49 G' with title ' De Burgos Tomb, Clare-Galway Abbey.' The canopied tomb niche of the de Burgos is found the north wall of the chancel. Decorated with the…

Lantern slide of Claregalway Castle and the Nine Arches, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '50 G' with title Claregalway Cas.' Claregalway Castle is a very well conserved rectangular five story tower. It has all the regular defensive features of a tower…

Lantern slide of Claregalway Castle, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '51 G' with title 'Claregalway Cas.' Claregalway Castle is a very well conserved rectangular five story tower. It has all the regular defensive features of a tower house including, a…

Lantern slide of an antique map of Galway City, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '52 G' with title 'Galway.' This map is a reproduction of an engraving originally published by Braun and Hogenburg in 1617 in Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The map highlights…

Lantern slide of a detail taken from an antique map of Galway City, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '53 G' with title 'Main Gate map Galway 1651.' This reproduction of a 17th century pictorial map of Galway city was created by James Hardiman in 1820…

Lantern slide of Galway City's medieval walls, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '54 G' with title 'Ruins of Old City Wall - Eglinton Street Galway.' Walls such as pictured were essential to the city's defense against raids. Although the town received…

Lantern slide of a detail taken from an antique map of Galway City, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '55 G' with title 'St. Nicholas Galway Map of 1651.' This 17th century pictorial map of Galway city was created by James Hardiman in 1820 and published…

Lantern slide of St. Nicholas's Church, Co. Galway. Originally labeled '56 G' with title 'S. Nicholas' Galway.' The slide depicts a rather candid view of the church that is pictured between two contemporary buildings. There is debate to when…