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Marteen Lane - Tour Guide & Cultural Heritage Writer ATGI Member | Regional Guide - Galway | Cultural Heritage Writer | Galway Heritage

01/03/2025

Seachtain na Gaeilge shona daoibh!

Happy Seachtain na Gaeilge!

Tosaíonn Seachtain na Gaeilge inniu. Tá neart imeachtaí timpeall na tíre agus seo iad na himeachtaí ar siúl i nGaillimh.

Seachtain na Gaeilge starts today. There are plenty of events all over the country, and here are the events going on in Galway.

Beidh mé ag postáil ar líne as Gaeilge níos minice.

I will be posting online in Irish more often.

Má tá cúpla focal agat, úsáid do chuid Gaeilge!

If you have a couple of words, use your Irish!

Bainigí sult as an bhféile 🥳

Enjoy the festival 🥳

📸 Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia

📸 Gaillimh le Gaeilge

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24/02/2025

Grá Festival is back again this year, running from the 20th to the 23rd of March. It's packed full of events including celebrating International Nora Barnacle Day on the 21st, which would be her 141st birthday. If you love love this is not to be missed ❤

https://grafestival.com

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21/02/2025

Happy International Tourist Guide Day!

Wishing all my colleagues a wonderful day. This year's theme is peace, which is very apt right now.

I've been a guide for 12 years working in different tourist attractions and now I'm self-employed conducting my own walking tours around Galway city. It's been an amazing experience sharing Ireland's history and cultural heritage with visitors and I've loved every minute of it.

The tourist guide community is such a lovely community. My fellow colleagues in Galway were so helpful to me when I first started out with my own walking tours and they're still so helpful. I love how we all help each other out.

Remember when you're booking a tourist guide to book a qualified guide ☘️

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19/02/2025

Thanks so much to Jennifer from Maryland, who left this review after coming on the HerGalway Walking Tour last Friday. It's so important to share women's stories. Remember qualified guides do it better 🚺

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17/02/2025

I've been trawling through my blog's archive to share old blog posts. Here's an oldie but a goodie on unionising women workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Ireland.

There were many attempts to unionise women workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Irish Women's Workers' Union (IWWU) was established in 1911 under the umbrella of the Irish Transports and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) with Jim Larkin as the president and his sister Delia Larkin as the secretary. The union represented all women workers regardless of the industry or type of employment they were in and played a pivotal role in improving pay and working conditions for such women. However, those trying to unionise women workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries faced many challenges along the way, mainly because of the type of work women were engaged in, the change in the nature of the work, the resentment of men towards women who felt that their place was in the home, and women’s own attitudes towards unionising women workers.

Read more in my article here: https://bit.ly/3xJVCtX 🚺

📸 National Library of Ireland Members of the Irish Women’s Workers’ Union on the steps of Liberty Hall c. 1914 (NLI, KE 204).

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22/01/2025

The Browne Doorway in Eyre Square, Galway city. It's the meeting point for my walking tours and also one of the stops on my Medieval Galway Tour. Thought to date back to 1627 possibly even earlier than that, it comes from a house that was originally located on Lower Abbeygate Street. Thanks to the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society the doorway was saved and placed in Eyre Square in 1905. To find out more book your ticket to the Medieval Galway Tour: https://bit.ly/49Vq4nV 🏰 Booking in advance is essential.

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15/01/2025

Kathleen Curran grew up on College Road in Galway city. In 1938 she began work as a clerk typist with the Galway Harbour Commissioner. In1951 she was picked to be harbour master temporarily and she stayed in that role until 1953. She's credited as being Ireland's first female harbour master. To find out more of Kathleen's amazing story, and other remarkable women associated with Galway, book a ticket for the HerGalway Walking Tour 👉 https://bit.ly/3wNVeim 🚺

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13/01/2025

Tá mé ar bís don féile seo😆
I'm excited for this festival😆

After the success of its first year in 2024, Tonnta, Galway's Irish language festival, returns for its second year from 30/01 to 02/02 2025. There are so many fantastic events happening over the weekend. Don't miss out!

https://tonnta.eu/

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08/01/2025

Are you visiting Galway city in 2025? Are you interested in local history and heritage? Dump the guide book and book a guided walking tour with qualified regional guide. Hear nuanced stories and anecdotes that you won't get in a in a guide book.

Click on the link below to book your tickets for my public walking tours 👇

HerGalway Walking Tour: https://bit.ly/3wNVeim 🚺

Medieval Walking Tour: https://bit.ly/49Vq4nV 🏰

I also offer private walking tours, which can be tailored to the group's interests. Contact me at 00353 83 463 3842 or [email protected] for more information on availability and pricing ☘️

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03/01/2025

Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh ó Gaillimh 🥳

Happy New Year from Galway🥳

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30/11/2024

It's that time of year again. I'm signing off for Christmas. Thank you so much to everyone who has come on my tours and to all the tour operators and guides I've worked with this year. It's been a pleasure.

Don't forget there's still time to book your tickets for the HerGalway Nollaig na mBan Walking Tour on Saturday the 4th of January 2025 👉 http://bit.ly/3CIpa2m

So all that's left to say is Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and I'll see you all in the new year 🎄

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27/11/2024

*CANCELLED*

Are you thinking about Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas) and what to do with the special women in your life? Well look no further, I'm doing a special HerGalway Walking Tour for Nollaig na nBan. Find out about some amazing women associated with Galway city and some of the traditions and customs surrounding Women's Christmas. Book your ticket here 👉 http://bit.ly/3CIpa2m and booking in advance is essential 🚺

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18/11/2024

Women's history has really come to the fore in the last number of years. There are so many amazing women whose stories have been silenced. Come on the HerGalway Walking Tour and hear the stories of some amazing women associated with Galway. Booking in advance is essential 👉 https://bit.ly/3wNVeim 🚺

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15/11/2024

At the beginning of the week we received the sad news of the death of a Galway icon, Judy Greene, of Judy Greene's Pottery on Kirwan's Lane.

Judy Greene's Pottery was established in 1982 in the heart of medieval Galway specialising in hand-thrown terracotta, depicting Irish flora and landscape. It has been a favourite among tourists and locals alike wanting a special and unique gift.

My colleague Brian Nolan from Walking Tours of Galway has written a beautiful article on Judy's influence and legacy in Galway 👉 https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/143891/remember-judy-greenes-contribution-to-life-and-galway-by-lighting-her-work-this-week

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
May she rest in peace.

📸 Galway Memories

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11/11/2024

The amazing St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church in Galway city is the largest medieval parish in Ireland that's still in continuous use as a place of worship and dates back to 1320. Hear more about this church on the Medieval Galway Tour.

I'm now running my public tours on Fridays and Saturdays for the winter and there are only a couple of weekends left before I finish for Christmas so don't miss out. Book your tickets here 👉 https://bit.ly/49Vq4nV and booking in advance is essential 🏰

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08/11/2024

Is it safe to mention the C word now that Halloween is over? Yes, yes it is.

Galway's Christmas market is kicking off today with the Big Wheel, carousel, and stalls full of Christmas goodies returning. Running until the 5th of January 2025, get down there in the next few weeks and soak up the Christmas atmosphere with a nice hot chocolate or mulled wine 🎄

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07/10/2024

I received a wonderful review last week for my Medieval Galway Tour. Thank you Eric for your review. I really appreciate it. Reviews are so important in helping people choose a tour. Thank you to everyone who has left a review of my tours on Google Business, TripAdvisor, Get Your Guide, and Viator ☘️

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02/10/2024

Spooky season is upon us 💀

Galway has a dark and murky past, with murders, deaths, and executions. If you can't make it to Galway but would like to experience Galway's dark history, click on the link to purchase an audio tour I produced last year with VoiceMap 👉 https://bit.ly/3TSZcPr

If you are in Galway there are also recommendations throughout the audio tour for great shops, cafés, and restaurants to visit ☘️

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The amazing Plymouth Canton Educational Singers serenading the people of Galway yesterday with their rendition of Dúlamán after a walking tour of Galway city. The rain didn't dampen their spirit ☘️ Visit Galway This Is Galway Discover Galway The Latin Quarter Galway Galway's Westend Galway Tour Guides Wild Atlantic Way Discover Ireland @followers @topfans

An-craic a bhí ann ag an deireadh seachtaine leis an fhéile Tonnta. There was great craic at the weekend with the Tonnta festival. Maith thú Gaillimh le Gaeilge! Well done Gaillimh le Gaeilge! Tá mé ag súil go mór le bliain seo chugainn. I'm looking forward to next year ☘️ @followers