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Galway Stories from the Great War

Galway & the Great War
On 28 June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie were shot and killed in Sarajevo. Their assassination, against the backdrop of competing territorial ambitions and the stockpiling of munitions across Europe, was to have enormous and unimagined consequences for people across the world. The incident triggered a series of events which, over the course of just a few weeks, led to conflict on a global scale.
In addition to over 50,000 Irishmen already serving in the British Army at the outbreak of war, a further 150,000 or so enlisted in Ireland between 1914 and 1918. Over 30,000 of these men were killed in the line of duty, including at least 750 Galway men.
As part of its Galway & the Great War exhibition, Galway City Museum is encouraging the public to share their personal stories with a Galway connection for inclusion in the exhibition and/or on this website.
If you have a Galway story that you would like to share please contact the museum by email at museum@galwaycity.ie or by phone on (091) 532460.

  • Bartley Keane

    Bartley Keane

  • Bernard Fahy

    Bernard Fahy

  • Bernard Laffey

    Bernard Laffey

  • Edward Fleetwood-Berry

    Edward Fleetwood-Berry

  • George Henry Morris

    George Henry Morris

  • James Comber

    James Comber

  • John Sheerins

    John Sheerins

  • Joseph Thomas Barnett

    Joseph Thomas Barnett

  • Martin 'Kruger' Griffin

    Martin 'Kruger' Griffin

  • Martin Duffy

    Martin Duffy

  • Michael James Kelly

    Michael James Kelly

  • Patrick Canavan

    Patrick Canavan

  • Patrick Lynskey

    Patrick Lynskey

  • Patrick Lynskey

    Patrick Lynskey

  • Robert Thomas Kennedy

    Robert Thomas Kennedy

  • The McGrath Brothers

    The McGrath Brothers

  • Willie Ó Gríofa

    Willie Ó Gríofa

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