Borough of Galway Corporate Town (IrlCorpTown)

Created: 1484  

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

Galway was one of eight Irish urban areas listed as not part of any barony in the county reports of the 1851 census, being named there as 'Borough of Galway. Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) says "In 1396, the town, which had hitherto exercised its corporate privileges only by prescription, obtained from Rich. II. a perpetual grant of the customs for the repair of the walls, and also a charter of incorporation, confering many privileges, which charter was confirmed in 1402, by Hen. IV. ... In 1484, a new charter was granted to the town, vesting its government in a mayor and bailiffs".

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BOROUGH OF GALWAY Preferred English     Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (London: S. LEWIS & Co., 1837)
TOWN OF GALWAY Alternate English     1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ORANMORE Irish Civil Parish     1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
RAHOON Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 461.
ST NICHOLAS Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 461.
GALWAY Irish Town     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 461.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF GALWAY Irish County     1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
GALWAY Irish County     Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (London: S. LEWIS & Co., 1837)
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Borough of Galway Corporate Town (IrlCorpTown) through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12874649

Date accessed: 09th April 2026