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Kevin Faller (1920–1983) was an Irish scriptwriter and poet. Faller was born in Galway City . His paternal grandparents were German refugees from the Black Forest in Baden-Wuerttemberg , and had opened a jewellery shop in 1879 on Williamsgate Street, in the city centre.
During the Irish Confederate Wars (1641–1653), Galway took the side of the Confederate Catholics. Following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland , the English government punished the Tribes. Galway was besieged and after it surrendered in April 1652, the Tribes had to face the confiscation of their property by the New Model Army .
Bartholomew Fallon, (fl. 1676 - c.1700) was a 17th-century Irish goldsmith, based in Galway. He is first mentioned in the will of Dominick Martin (to whom he was probably apprenticed) dated 26 January 1676, in which Martin willed him some of his tools. Fallon continued working as a goldsmith till as late as 1700.
Richard Joyce (c. 1660 – c. 1737) was an Irish goldsmith.Joyce was a member of one of the Tribes of Galway and is credited with the creation of the Claddagh Ring.. In 1675 he left Galway to serve as an indentured servant in the West Indies but his ship was intercepted by pirates from Algeria who enslaved the entire crew.
A Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne an Chladaigh) is a traditional Irish ring in which a heart represents love, the crown stands for loyalty, and two clasped hands symbolize friendship. [1] [2] The design and customs associated with it originated in Claddagh, County Galway. Its modern form was first produced in the 17th century. [3]
Patrick Lynch, Irish emigrant to Argentina; ancestor of Che Guevara; Peirce Lynch (fl. 1485) Walter Macken (1915–1967) Richard Martin fitz Oliver (1602–1648), father of Richard Martin ("Humanity Dick") Violet Florence Martin (1862–1915) Edward Martyn (1859–1923) Gerard A. Hays McCoy (1911–1975) Pádraic McCormack; Pat McDonagh; Bishop ...
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