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Cinema History: Where It Began – by William Henry

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Article 1 of 7 in a series of articles on the history of cinema in Galway by local historian and writer William Henry.

Photo: Eyre Square circa 1897 – c. National Library of Ireland on the Commons

Cinema history stretches back well over a hundred years with the earliest record so far
established for ‘moving’ or ‘living’ pictures shown in Galway dating from Monday 28
February 1898. The advertisement for the event ran as follows: Read More