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.[1][2][3][4] He was an alumnus of University College, Galway.[2] He died on 3 January 2024.[1][2]
Select bibliography
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b McNamara, Denise (5 January 2024). "Death of well-known Galway historian Peadar O'Dowd". The Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Kenny, Tom (11 January 2024). "Peadar O'Dowd, the passing of an old Galwegian". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Statement by President Higgins on the death of Peadar O'Dowd". President of Ireland. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "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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