Guaire Magazine

16/11/2025

The great clubman Joe Stanford. R.I.P.

15/11/2025

So much work done in so little time! Kudos to the Christmas Elves!

15/11/2025

We’d like to thank the many people who came to celebrate Sr De Lourdes Fahy and her new book. The launch on 14 November was a huge success, and Sr DeLourdes was the star!
If you can’t find your copy of ‘They Lived In Gort’ in shops, email us at [email protected] and we can arrange an invoice and delivery to you.

14/11/2025

📖 In shops now: Sr. de Lourdes Fahy’s fascinating new book, They Lived in Gort! Explore the history of Gort, its buildings, and its families from the late 1700s to 1911.

Sr. de Lourdes has meticulously combed through valuation registers and census records, and Guaire Magazine has beautifully prepared it for print.

Wishing Sr. de Lourdes all the very best with the official launch this week! 🎉

Grab your copy today in Gort, Labane, or Cloone – a perfect read for anyone interested in local history… or a thoughtful Christmas gift! 🎁

Guaire Magazine

03/11/2025

In shops today: Sr de Lourdes Fahy’s book on the history of Gort, its buildings and families from late 1700s to 1911. She has combed through Valuation registers and census data, and Guaire Magazine has put it in form to print. Get your copy of "They Lived In Gort" in Gort, Labane or Cloone!

20/10/2025

Yeats Tower Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society will close for the 2025 season on Sunday 19th October. The Tower will be open for the final day of the season from 11am - 4pm.

10/10/2025

Excellent news for Gort Inse Guaire.

!!!!BREAKING NEWS!!!!
Gort Town Team is delighted to welcome the announcement today by Minister for Social Protection, Rural & Community Development Dara Calleary, of €1,000,000.00 in funding to secure the purchase of the former Gort Convent by Galway County Council.
This significant investment marks a key milestone in the implementation of the Gort Town Centre First Plan and signals the beginning of an exciting new chapter for this much-loved landmark, also known as Bridge House.
Gort Town Team extended heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to securing this crucial funding, with special appreciation for Hazel Fox, Ronan Conway & Brent Mostert of Galway County Council and local TDs,Sean Canney, Albert Dolan & Louis O'Hara for their steadfast support and invaluable guidance throughout the process.
The historic building, located in the heart of Gort, is a cherished part of the town’s architectural and cultural heritage. Working in close partnership with Galway County Council, the Gort Town Team is committed to transforming the site into a vibrant community hub that will benefit residents of all ages for generations to come.

25/09/2025

Under my window-ledge the waters race,
Otters below and moor-hens on the top,
Run for a mile undimmed in Heaven’s face
Then darkening through ‘dark’ Raftery’s ‘cellar’ drop,
Run underground, rise in a rocky place
In Coole demesne, and there to finish up
Spread to a lake and drop into a hole.
What’s water but the generated soul?
“Coole and Ballylee, 1913
W.B. Yeats.

23/09/2025

Interesting rock formation in Coole Park.