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Irish local historian

Peadar O'Dowd was a local historian from the Bóthar Mór (Bohermore) district of Galway city and a member of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. He was an alumnus of University College, Galway. He died on 3 January 2024.

Select bibliography

  • Old and new Galway, Galway, 1985.
  • Vanishing Galway, Galway, 1987.
  • Down by the Claddagh, Galway, 1993.
  • The Great Famine and the West, Galway, 2000.
  • In from the West, the McDonogh Dynasty, 2002.
  • Galway in Old Photographs, Gill & Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7171-3483-0
  • A history of County Galway, Gill & Macmillan, 2004. ISBN 0-7171-3687-6
  • Christmas Tales of Galway, 2006.
  • Final Tales of Galway, 2009.
  • Tracing your Galway Ancestors, Flyleaf Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-9563624-2-1

References

  1. ^ McNamara, Denise (5 January 2024). "Death of well-known Galway historian Peadar O'Dowd". The Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ Kenny, Tom (11 January 2024). "Peadar O'Dowd, the passing of an old Galwegian". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. "Statement by President Higgins on the death of Peadar O'Dowd". President of Ireland. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. "Call for New Galway Corrib Bridge To Be Named After Late Historian Peadar O'Dowd". Afloat. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.


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