Tribes of Galway
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Tribes of Galway were a group of influential merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in Ireland from the late medieval period into the early modern era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tribes of Galway canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of families
ⓘ
historical social class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Galway city walls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galway’s medieval charter ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Cromwellian confiscations
ⓘ
Penal Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
controlled trade of Galway
ⓘ
engaged in trade with France ⓘ engaged in trade with Portugal ⓘ engaged in trade with Spain ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Anglo-Norman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiberno-Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| governanceForm | urban oligarchy ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Tribes of Galway memorial on Eyre Square ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | coats of arms of the fourteen families ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important part of Galway’s civic identity ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| location |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
maritime commerce
ⓘ
merchant trade ⓘ urban governance ⓘ |
| member |
Atherton family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blake family NERFINISHED ⓘ Bodkin family NERFINISHED ⓘ Browne family NERFINISHED ⓘ Deane family NERFINISHED ⓘ D’Arcy family NERFINISHED ⓘ Ffont family NERFINISHED ⓘ French family ⓘ Joyce family NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirwan family NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynch family NERFINISHED ⓘ Martyn family NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris family NERFINISHED ⓘ Skerrett family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Catholic loyalty during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
ⓘ
oligarchic control of Galway city ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 14 ⓘ |
| opponent | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
controlled Galway Corporation
ⓘ
dominated Galway mayoralty ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialStatus | urban patriciate ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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