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Forster Court: Links / Website Design

2012-02-29T05:18:26-05:00

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Forster Court: Links / Six Degrees Marketing

2012-02-29T05:09:50-05:00

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Forster Court: Video / Forster Court Hotel -Teppanyaki Video

2011-05-05T08:38:27-04:00

Forster Court Hotel -Teppanyaki Video

Forster Court: Video / Forster Court Hotel -Teppanyaki Video

2011-05-05T08:38:19-04:00

Forster Court Hotel -Teppanyaki Video

Forster Court: News / New Forster Court Hotel Website Update!

2011-04-12T08:41:01-04:00

The Forster Court Hotel website has just received a new major update.

Welcome to the Forster Court Hotel website news update, we hope you will like the changes we have made here towards extending the website for all our visitors.

The website is now extended with a range of new page and features including:

Elwoods Bar & Grill pages new menu's.
Updates across all pages new pages added.
Photo Gallery added.
Video Gallery added.
Events added.
Blogs added.
Links Directory added.
Updated News Portal added.
Extended Members section added.
Plus much more!

The Forster Court Hotel website is more interactive, easier to use & contains Social Networking features for our members who register with us. Stay in contact with friends with the Forster Court Hotel website or that special someone you met here at the Hotel. Sign-up to the members section of the Forster Court Hotel website today!

Further updates are planned to include an sign-in process with your Facebook logins, further members interaction within the website sections & much more.

Please get in touch with us with your feedback and questions.

Whether it's a dream vacation, a business meeting, or simply a social gathering of friends Forster Court Hotel has it covered.

Forster Court: Blogs / Places of interest in Galway City

2011-03-17T09:12:25-04:00

Lynch's Castle on Shop Street is probably the finest medieval town house in Ireland. It is now a branch of the Allied Irish Bank.

The Church of Ireland St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church is the largest medieval church still in everyday use in Ireland. It was founded in 1320 and enlarged in the following two centuries. It is a particularly pleasant building in the heart of the old city.

Its Roman Catholic counterpart, the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas was consecrated in 1965 and is a far larger, more imposing building constructed from limestone. It has an eclectic style, with renaissance dome, pillars and round arches, and a Romanesque portico that dominates the main facade — which is an unusual feature in modern Irish church building. It was suggested by a church in the city of Salamanca in Spain.

Not far from the cathedral stands the original quadrangle building of National University of Ireland, Galway which was erected in 1849 (during An Gorta Mór, the Great Famine) as one of the three colleges of the Queen's University of Ireland (along with Queen's University Belfast and University College Cork). The university holds the UNESCO archive of spoken material for the Celtic languages.

Another of the city's limestone buildings is the Hotel Meyrick, originally the Railway Hotel and then the Great Southern Hotel, built by the Great Southern Railway Company in 1845.[19] Sitting at the southern perimeter of Eyre Square, it is the City's oldest hotel still in operation.

The Spanish Arch in the southwest of the city, was built as an extension to the city walls, a part of which can be seen in the Corrbret Court shopping centre. The remains of the Menlo castle can also be seen, outside the city.

Theatre

Galway has a permanent Irish language theatre located in the city centre, Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, which has produced some of Ireland's most celebrated actors. The Druid Theatre Company has won international acclaim for its cutting edge production and direction.

There are many theatres in the city including Nun's Island Theatre, The Bank of Ireland Theatre, The Druid Lane Theatre and The Town Hall Theatre, a modern art theatre with two performance spaces opened in 1995 that has a 52 week program covering all aspects of the performing arts including ballets, musicals and operas. It has been the venue for many Irish film premieres, during the Galway Film Fleadh.

Museum

The Galway City Museum features two parts, "Fragments of a City" and "On Reflection." "Fragments of a City"'s collection is mainly about the heritage of Galway, while "On Reflection" is a collection of the most important Irish artists from the second half of the 20th century. This museum was designed to allow tourists and local visitors to really get to understand and know the city of Galway. This museum also houses the statue of the famous poet, Pádraic Ó Conaire which was originally in Kennedy Park, (formerly Eyre Square), prior to its renovations.

Forster Court: Blogs / Galway Climate Experience!

2011-03-17T09:07:07-04:00

Galway experiences a year-round mild, moist, temperate and changeable climate, due to the prevailing winds of the North Atlantic Current.

The city experiences a lack of temperature extremes, with temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) and above 30 °C (86 °F) being rare.

The city receives an average of 1,147 mm (45.2") of precipitation annually, which is evenly distributed throughout the year. Rain is the most common form of precipitation. Hail, sleet and snow are rare, though will sometimes be experienced during particularly cold winters. Galway is also consistently humid, with humidity normally ranging from 70% to 100%, and this can lead to heavy showers, and even thunderstorms breaking out when drier east winds, originating in the European continent, clash with this humidity, particularly in the late summer.

The average January temperature in the city is 6.8 °C (44 °F) and the average July temperature is 16.0 °C (61 °F). This means that Galway is said to have a Maritime Temperate climate (Cfb) according to the Köppen climate classification system.

While extreme weather is rare, the city and county can experience severe windstorms that are the result of vigorous Atlantic depressions that occasionally pass along the north west coast of Ireland. Most of these storms occur between late autumn and early spring. Due to the city's northerly location and its longitude, Galway has long summer days. Daylight at midsummer is before 04:00 and lasts until after 23:00. In midwinter, daylight does not start until 09.00, and is gone by 16:00. Due to its mild and moist climate,

Galway supports plantlife not usually found at such high latitudes, such as palm trees and fig trees.

Forster Court: Blogs / Galway History

2011-03-17T09:04:00-04:00

The city takes its name from that of the river1, the Gaillimh. The word Gaillimh means "stony" as in "stony river". Today, the river is commonly called the River Corrib, after Lough Corrib, just to the north. In Irish, Galway is also called Cathair na Gaillimhe ("city of Galway") which is a modern creation to prevent confusion with Contae na Gaillimhe / County Galway which is often incorrectly called Gaillimh in Irish.

There are multiple alternative derivations of the name, some conjectural and some mythical:

The commonly held view that the city takes its name from the Irish word Gallaibh, "foreigners" i.e. "the town of the foreigners" (from Gall, a foreigner) is incorrect, since the name Gaillimh was applied to the river first and then later on to the town. Also the common word gallaibh (which is pronounced with a broad initial letter a has never been used as an alternative spelling of Gaillimh (which is pronounced without a broad initial letter a.))

The daughter of a local chieftain drowned in the river, and her name was Gailleamh, thus the river was given her name. The chieftain was so distraught that he set up camp at the point to mourn her spirit and keep it company. Later, a town sprung up around the point, and was called Gaillimh in her honour.

Early Galway

Dún Bhun na Gaillimhe ('Fort at the Mouth of the Gaillimh') was constructed in 1124, by the King of Connacht Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair. The Annals of the Four Masters note that in that year "Three castles were erected by the Connaughtmen, the castle of Dun-Leodhar, the castle of the Gaillimh, and the castle of Cuil-maeile." This fort is also called a caislean (castle) in the annals. It was attacked in 1132 and 1149. Galway lay in the túath of Clann Fhergail which covered the parishes of St. Nicholas (the medieval city), Roscam and part of Baile an Chláir / Claregalway parish. This district was held by the Ó hAllmhuráin/O'Halloran clan. Clann Fhergail itself was a sub district of Uí Bhriúin Seola the territory of which is called Maigh Seola ('plain of Seola'). The Ó Flaithbheartaigh clan held it up until the Norman invasion of Connacht in the 1230s. As Dún Bhun na Gaillimhe lay in the territory of the O Flahertys they are often recorded as holding this fort for the O Connor Kings of Connacht.

Following an unsuccessful week-long siege in 1230, Dún Bhun na Gaillimhe was captured by Richard Mor de Burgh in 1232. Over the following century Galway thrived under the de Burghs (Burkes), becoming a small walled town. After the sundering of the de Burgh (Clanrickards) dynasty in 1333, Galway sought its independence from the feuding Clanrickard Burkes , receiving a murage charter (authority to build a defensive wall) from the Crown in 1396. The English oriented merchant families in the city were anxious to have control over their own affairs without the interference of the gaelicised Burkes in the plains to the east of the city. With independence from the Burkes achieved, Galway became to large degree culturally and politically isolated from the surrounding Gaelic and Gaelic-Norman territories.

Medieval City

This map of 1651 shows the walled city (North is to the left). The River Corrib is in the foreground, crossed by what is now "O'Briens Bridge", leading to Salthill.

Galway received a municipal charter from the crown in December 1484. This ensured the town's independence from the Clanrickard Burkes. At the same time, the creation of the wardenship of Galway gave the townsmen control of the large parish church, St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church.

Galway endured difficult relations with its Irish neighbours. A notice over the west gate of the city, completed in 1562 by Mayor Thomas Óge Martyn, stated "From the Ferocious O'Flahertys may God protect us". A bye-law forbade the native Irish (as opposed to Galway's Old English citizens) unrestricted access into Galway, saying "neither O' nor Mac shall strutte nor swagger through the streets of Galway" without permission.

During the Middle Ages, Galway was ruled by an oligarchy of fourteen merchant families (12 of Anglo-Norman origin and 2 of Irish origin), the 'Tribes of Galway. The city thrived on international trade. In the Middle Ages, it was the principal Irish port for trade with Spain and France, being the main source of trade to the Western Isles, Scotland, during the Lordship of the Isles. In 1477 Christopher Columbus visited Galway, possibly stopping off on a voyage to Iceland or the Faroe Islands. Seven or eight years later, he noted in the margin of his copy of Imago Mundi "Men of Cathay have come from the west. [Of this] we have seen many signs. And especially in Galway in Ireland, a man and a woman, of extraordinary appearance, have come to land on two tree trunks. The most likely explanation for these bodies is that they were Inuit swept eastward by the North Atlantic Current

The population of medieval Galway is thought to have been about 3000.

Decline

Sieges of Galway

After the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Galway was in a delicate position, caught, in effect between the Catholic rebels (Confederates) and its English garrison ensconced in Fort Hill just outside the city. Eventually, Galway citizens, who were predominantly Catholic, went against their garrison and supported the confederate side in 1642. The fort was besieged with the aid of Confederate troops until it surrendered and its garrison was evacuated by sea. During the 1640s, Galway was heavily fortified against an expected counter-attack by English forces, which eventually materialised when English Parliamentarian forces re-conquered Ireland in 1649-52. Galway surrendered to Cromwellian forces in 1652 after a nine-month siege; plague and expulsions of Catholic citizens followed. The Cromwellian Act of Settlement 1652 caused major upheavals, as peoples from east of the Shannon were transplanted to Connacht and slipped back.

After the demise of the English Commonwealth and the English Restoration in 1660, (and the further Act of Settlement 1662 and its Act of Explanation 1665), the economy of Galway recovered somewhat. In the next crisis, centred around the deposition of the Catholic King James II, in 1689, Galway supported the Jacobite side. It surrendered without a siege under the Articles of Galway of 1691 after the annihilation of the main Jacobite army at the nearby battle of Aughrim. Thereafter, the city become an economic backwater, and the capital of its old great families were spent overseas. It took about 300 years for the city to regain its former status.

18th century

After the 17th century wars, Galway, as a Catholic port city, was treated with great suspicion by the authorities. Legislation of 1704 (the Popery Act) stated that no new Catholics apart from seamen and day labourers could move there. On top of that, when fears arose of a French invasion of Ireland in 1708 and 1715 (during a Jacobite Rising in Scotland), all Catholics were ordered to leave the city. The corporation, which ran Galway was also confined to Protestants. This is all the more surprising given that a 1762 census showed thatof the town's 15,000 or so inhabitants, only 350 were Protestants. The persecution of Galway's old Catholic merchant elite meant that trade declined substantially, and the once busy harbour fell into disrepair. Local traders compensated to some degree for this by smuggling in goods like brandy through gaps in the town walls. On 1 November 1755 the 1755 Lisbon earthquake caused a two-metre tsunami to hit the city's coast, causing some serious damage to the "Spanish Arch" section of the city wall.

19th century

Galway's economy recovered somewhat from the late 18th as the Penal Laws were relaxed. However the city's rural hinterland suffered terribly in the Great Irish Famine on the 1840s. Unlike other urban centres in 19th century Ireland, which experienced an explosion in their populations, Galway's population actually declined such was the devastation wrought by the famine.

The second half of the century saw some improvement in Galway's position however, as the railway lines reached the city in 1850. Another important development was the creation of a university in Galway in 1845, then named "Queens University of Ireland".

20th century

Galway city played a relatively minor role in the upheaval in Ireland from 1916-1923. In 1916, during the Easter Rising, Liam Mellows mobilised the local Irish Volunteers in the area to attack the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks at Oranmore, just outside Galway, however they failed to take it and later surrendered in Athenry. During the Irish War of Independence 1919-21, Galway was the western headquarters for the British Army. Their overhwelming force in the city meant that the local Irish Republican Army could do little against them. The only initiatives were taken by the University battalion of the IRA, who were reprimanded by the local IRA commander who was afraid they would provoke reprisals. This fear was not without justification, as the nearby town of Tuam was sacked on two occasions by the Black and Tans in July and September 1920. In November 1920, a Galway city Catholic priest, Fr. Michael Griffin was abducted and shot by the British forces. His body was found in a bog in Barna. Galway businessmen launched a boycott against Northern Irish goods from December 1919 onwards in protest against the loyalist attacks on Catholic nationalists in Belfast, a protest that later spread throughout the country.

Before the outbreak of the Irish Civil War (1922–23), in March 1922, Galway saw a tense stand off between Pro-Treaty and Anti-Treaty troops over who would occupy the military barracks at Renmore. After fighting broke out in July 1922 the city and its military barracks were occupied by troops of the Irish Free State's National Army. Two Free State soldiers and one Anti-Treaty fighter were killed and more wounded before the National Army secured the area. The Republicans burned a number of public buildings in the centre of town before they abandoned Galway.

In 1972, part of the city center was destroyed by fire. The area involved the southern-west corner of Eyre Square, where the Bank of Ireland used to be situated.

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Forster Court: Events / Galway International Oyster Festival

2011-03-17T08:16:55-04:00

22 - 25 September

Galway International Oyster Festival
Galway City
Music, song, dance and food, and oysters, of course!

Forster Court: Events / Clarenbridge Oyster Festival

2011-03-17T08:15:11-04:00

9 – 11 September

Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
Clarenbridge, Co. Galway
Great food, great Guinness, great music and entertainment all in a splendid marquee on the banks of the Claren River which flows through the village of Clarenbridge on the edge of Galway Bay.

Forster Court: Events / Connemara Pony Show

2011-03-17T08:12:53-04:00

Check website for dates

Connemara Pony Show
Clifden, Co Galway. Premier show for Connemara Ponies in Ireland for breeders and owners from home and overseas.

Forster Court: Events / The Galway Races

2011-03-17T08:10:21-04:00

25 –31 July

The Galway Races – Summer Festival Meeting.
Galway Racecourse, Ballybrit, Galway.
Ireland's premier horse racing festival.

Forster Court: Events / Galway Arts Festival

2011-03-17T08:08:07-04:00

11 – 24 July

Galway Arts Festival
One of Europe's most inventive, vibrant & colourful events. A truly international celebration of the performing and visual arts which takes place in and around Galway City each July.

Forster Court: Events / Galway Film Fleadh

2011-03-17T08:06:34-04:00

5 – 10 July

Galway Film Fleadh
Film festival for feature films and shorts.

Forster Court: Events / Little Havana Festival

2011-03-17T08:04:27-04:00

Check website for dates

Little Havana Festival
Galway's Latin Quarter hosts a new festival of music, dance and street activities.

Forster Court: Events / The Galway Early Music Festival

2011-03-17T08:01:45-04:00

20 – 22 May

The Galway Early Music Festival
Featuring concerts, workshops, street performances of music, dance and historical re-enactment.

Forster Court: Events / Cuirt International Festival of Literature

2011-03-17T07:59:39-04:00

12 - 17 April

Cúirt International Festival of Literature
25th year of literary festival.

Forster Court: Events / St. Patrick's Festival

2011-03-17T07:57:08-04:00

13 - 17 March
St. Patrick's Festival
Including parade through the streets of Galway on St. Patrick's Day.

Forster Court: Events / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch

2011-03-17T07:50:33-04:00

Launch Event of the grand opening of the new Elwoods Bar & Grill at the Forster Court Hotel.

Elwoods Bar & Grill, at the Forster Court Hotel, has something to suit all tastes.

Elwoods will open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and for health conscious diners there is also a calorie friendly lunch menu outlining the nutritional value of each dish. From Buffalo wings and Bruschetta to Fillet steak, Killary Harbour Salmon and wild mushroom risotto... Elwoods has it covered.

Elwoods Bar and Grill will also be home to Galway’s first Teppanyaki table. Discover a whole new dining experience while our master chef dazzles you with his samurai-like swordsmanship as he skillfully slices, dices, juggles, and entertains, while preparing delicious meals on a sizzling Teppanyaki grill. In Japan, the preparation of food is an art form - at Elwoods, we have elevated it to the art of entertainment, characterized by an intricate combination of presentation and knife skills by our theatrical chef. Set menus offer outstanding value, where you can choose from a range of fresh vegetables, meat or seafood.

Award winning restaurant manager Martin Padian join's the team as Food and Beverage Manager after fifteen years in Donnelly’s of Barna. Martin will be joined by Head Chef Seán Buckley and Executive Chef Sheila Flannagan. Seán's illustrious career over the past twenty years has taken him from Manchester United FC to Michelin starred Patrick Guilbaud’s in Dublin as well as The Orchid Restaurant. Also joining the team is Jason Locke, who has spent the past nine years working as a Teppanyaki chef in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The Bar and Grill is made up of a 60 seater restaurant , along with a 30 seater private dining area – the perfect place to celebrate that special occasion, with a bar to the front and heated outdoor area to the rear. Elwoods Bar & Grill is open 7 days a week serving breakfast, lunch and dinner from 10am to 10:30pm with an Early Bird menu served from 5pm to 6:30pm. For further information, log onto www.forstercourthotel.com or call 091 564111 to make a reservation for this unique dining experience

Forster Court: Video / Connemara - Ireland

2011-03-17T07:22:57-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. Connemara is a district in the West of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway. The term Connemara is frequently used (although incorrectly) to describe all of County Galway west of Lough Corrib. It is also used to describe the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking areas) of western County Galway; however, this is inaccurate as some of these areas are outside of the traditional boundary of Connemara. Another misconception is that Connemara's eastern boundary ends around Inverin and Maam Cross. ( source Wikipedia )

Forster Court: Video / Connemara Irish dance group

2011-03-17T07:20:36-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. Connemara Irish dance group. Irish dance in Slovakia - promotional video www.connemara.sk. Music: Celtic Rock by Irish Fiddle

Forster Court: Video / A West of Ireland Journey

2011-03-17T07:15:49-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. A car journey out along the spectacular scenery in Mayo and Connemara, featuring Leenane, Killary Harbour, the Twelve Pins and other beautiful landscapes.

Forster Court: Video / Ireland West

2011-03-17T07:11:38-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. The West of Ireland

Forster Court: Video / Tourism Ireland Commercial - Galway

2011-03-17T07:01:29-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. Go where Ireland Takes you.

Forster Court: Video / Ireland Tourism. Discover Ireland, culture and activities.

2011-03-17T06:49:40-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. Ireland Tourism. Discover Ireland, culture and activities.

Forster Court: Video / Galway Ireland. Lovely Slideshow Video of the City & Sights to see

2011-03-17T06:42:32-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. Galway the third largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht. It is located on the west coast of Ireland. In Irish, Galway is also called Cathair na Gaillimhe (City of Galway). The city takes its name from the Gaillimh river (River Corrib) that formed the western boundary of the earliest settlement, which was called DÃºn Bhun na Gaillimhe (meaning "fort at the mouth of the Gaillimh"). The word Gaillimh means "stony" as in "stony river" (the mythical and alternative derivations are given in History of Galway). Historically, the name was written as Gallive,[1] which is closer to the Irish pronunciation. The city also bears the nickname City of the Tribes / Cathair na dTreabh because "fourteen tribes" (merchant families)[2] led the city in its Hiberno-Norman period. The term tribes was often a derogatory phrase in Cromwellian times. The merchants would have seen themselves as Irish gentry, but were loyal to the King. They subsequently adopted the term in defiance to the Cromwellian occupiers of the town. The population of Galway city, given in the 2006 census, is 72,414. ( source Wikipedia )

Forster Court: Video / FlashMob Shop St Galway Sat 13th March 2010

2011-03-17T06:34:16-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. As part of Galway's St Patrick's Festival, over 150 people congregated on Shop Street, at 2.00pm on Saturday March 13th for a FlashMob. A great time was had by all...

Forster Court: Video / Galway City, Ireland 2009. A Typical Day in Galway

2011-03-17T06:30:42-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. A typical day in our Hometown Galway, Ireland.

Forster Court: Video / Galway, Ireland Travel Video Guide. Interview Diarmuid de Faoite

2011-03-17T06:21:29-04:00

Selection of Galway City Videos from Forster Court Hotel. In Galway I interviewed actor Diarmuid de Faoite about the flourishing arts scene.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #14

2011-03-13T11:04:37-04:00

RTE's Roslyn Martyn and Amy Fitzgibbon at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #13

2011-03-13T11:03:52-04:00

Tom and Lorraine Murphy from Drom at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #12

2011-03-13T11:03:15-04:00

Aine Ni Dhroighneain and Ger O Mahony at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #11

2011-03-13T11:02:40-04:00

Catherine Regan, Ce na Mara, and the Galway Independent's Marie Madden, Salthill, at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #10

2011-03-13T11:01:38-04:00

Anne Melia, Ireland West Tourism and Evelyn King College Road at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #9

2011-03-13T11:00:59-04:00

Johnny Bonner, Elwood's Bar and Grill with Fiona McDonagh and Brian Reidy from Renmore at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #8

2011-03-13T10:59:58-04:00

Jason Cunningham and Galway Bay FM's Rebecca Dolan from Crestwood at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #7

2011-03-13T10:58:58-04:00

Alex Krajanoba and Deirdre Wyer with Owner Ronan Lawless at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #6

2011-03-13T10:57:54-04:00

Anna Forde, Yourell's and Milliner Edel Ramberg at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #5

2011-03-13T10:56:58-04:00

Patsy and Margaret Lawless with their son Ronan Lawless holding a picture of his grand mother and father, at the opening of his latest venture Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #4

2011-03-13T10:55:50-04:00

Margaret Lawless and her son Ronan Lawless at the opening of his latest venture Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #3

2011-03-13T10:54:47-04:00

Patsy and Margaret Lawless and her son Ronan Lawless at the opening of his latest venture Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway. Photo:Andrew Downes.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #2

2011-03-13T10:53:47-04:00

Mary Regan Joe Bergin, Moyra McMahon Sean Boyle all from Ulster Bank at the opening of Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway. Photo:Andrew Downes.

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Launch #1

2011-03-13T10:51:14-04:00

Patsy Lawless and his son Ronan Lawless at the opening of his latest venture Elwood's Bar and Grill on Forster Street , Galway.Â

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Photo #9

2011-03-13T10:43:58-04:00

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Photo #8

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Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Photo #7

2011-03-13T10:42:55-04:00

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Photo #6

2011-03-13T10:42:28-04:00

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Photo #5

2011-03-13T10:41:54-04:00

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Photo #4

2011-03-13T10:41:25-04:00

Forster Court: Gallery / Elwoods Bar & Grill Photo #3

2011-03-13T10:40:53-04:00