The townw is well bulte, and walled, with an excellent good haven, and is replenished with many welthie merchants. The following account was given of lord justice Sir William Pelham's visit in "His lordship removed into the towne of Galwaie, twelve mills, verie rocky way, and full of great loughes. Nevertheless, Galway retained its distinctive physical character. Sir Henry Sidney wrote in "First, I find the town of Galwaye moche decaied, both in nomber of expert sage men of yeares and yonge men of warre, in respect of that I have seen which great decay hath growen thorough the horribl spoyle done upon them by the sonnes of the earle of Clanrickrd, in so moche as it evidentlye proved before me that fiftie howsholders of that towne doe nowe enhabite under Mac William Croghter …".
Despite this, Galway showed signs of linguistic and cultural assimilation to the Gaelic society around it.
Luas Dé hAoine Dé hAoine i Loughrea Éire?.
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