The mid-19th century was an era of little movement of people for social or pleasure purposes. In the post-Famine era, it was only business people of necessity, those who were emigrating or those whose financial circumstances allowed who travelled. Railway travel had come Galway in 1851 and there were a few horse drawn omnibuses operating between the city and the village of Salthill, which was really a rural backwater. But, it was becoming a fashionable place to live and was developing as a tourist destination. It was therefore no surprise when a tramway system between the city and the village was proposed.
He did not relish the spotlight of the hullabaloo of opening nights, and did interviews rarely, but was convivial in the company of friends and much loved by them
Playwright, novelist and academic Thomas Kilroy, who has died at the age of 89, was one of the most distinguished Irish dramatists and authors of modern times.
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