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Eóin Concannon, died 1954, King of the Claddagh.
Concannon was the last of the old-type Kings. The Claddagh village had changed greatly during and after World War I, with many of its men joining the British forces, their ships lying idle. By 1941, only eighteen Galway Hookers sailed from the Claddagh. His death signaled the end of the Old Claddagh, and, as the need for a new King did not arise, one was not elected. Only in August 1971, in conjunction with the Claddagh Festival, was a new, honorary King elected.
Galway is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. It is the county town of County Galway, which is named after it. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city in Ireland, with a population at the 2016 Census of 79,934.
The Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish ring which represents love, loyalty, and friendship.
Claddagh is an area close to the centre of Galway city, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay. It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls. It is just across the river from the Spanish Arch, which was the location of regular fish markets where the locals supplied the city with seafood as recently as the end of the 19th century. People have been gathering seafood and fishing from the area for millennia. It is one of the oldest former fishing villages in Ireland - its existence having been recorded since the arrival of Christianity in the 5th century.
Helena Concannon was an Irish historian, writer, language scholar and Fianna Fáil politician.
Galway City Museum is a museum in Galway City, County Galway, Ireland. It was founded on 29 July 2006, and is located beside the Spanish Arch. The official website for the museum was launched on 27 November 2008.
Peadar O'Dowd is a local historian from the Bóthar Mór (Bohermore) district of Galway city and is a member of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. He is an alumnus of University College, Galway.
Geoffrey Lynch (Mayor), aka Geffere Lynch, 4th Mayor of Galway, fl. 1488-1489.
Richard Joyce was an Irish goldsmith. Joyce was a member of one of the Tribes of Galway and is credited with the creation of the Claddagh Ring.
Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway.
Edmund Concanon was Irish solicitor and town commissioner from 1816–1902.
Martin Oliver was a sailor and King of the Claddagh, c. 1961 - December 1972.
John Francis King was the Mayor of Galway from 1978–1979.
Martin Connolly was the Mayor of Galway from 1987–1988.
Padge King was Mayor/King of the Claddagh.
Patrick Ladneen Curran was King of the Claddagh.
Thomas D Folan, 1810 - 1874, Mayor/King of the Claddagh.
The King of the Claddagh was the leader of the Claddagh community in Galway City. It is now an honorary role.
Concannon may refer to:
Tomás Ó Con Cheanainn was an Irish scholar and historian.
| Preceded by Padge King | King of the Claddagh ?–1954 | Succeeded by Martin Oliver |