Illuminated Gleoiteog Manuela Marks St Patrick s Day in Galway s Claddagh Basin
16th March 2021
The gleoiteog Manuela has been decorated with lights by Bádóirí an Cladaig, the city association dedicated to training and restoration of the traditional craft
Credit: Screenshot Bádóirí an Cladaig
St Patrick’s festival is being marked with an illuminated gleoiteog in Galway’s Claddagh basin this week.
The gleoiteog Manuela has been decorated with lights by Bádóirí an Cladaig, the city association dedicated to training and restoration of the traditional craft.
The vessel was named in memory of Manuela Riedo, the Swiss student who was raped and murdered in Galway in October 2007
18th January 2021
See the Sea of Souls video below
A tribute to the Oliver fishermen of Galway’s Claddagh and all those who have lost lives at sea is reflected in a moving short film spearheaded by arts consultant Brendan Savage.
Entitled
Sea of Souls, the film captures images of 600 floating candles on the Claddagh basin, set to the music of The Galway Baytones male voice a capella group singing the 18th-century Scottish song The Parting Glass.
The film is intended to remember the Olivers and all sea fatalities, and to highlight the role of the Galway RNLI inshore lifeboat and Water Safety Ireland.