Deandre Cold Ragweed wrote: » Out of interest, I'm just wondering if anyone knows when the houses along Bohermore were built? A neighbour told me that some of them are 300 years old, but I find that hard to believe...
ben.schlomo wrote: » No idea, cant imagine houses in Bohermore being that old, buildings on Prospect Hill possibly, maybe your other thread will garner an answer, or start a third one, might have more luck.
There can be few streets in this country that are as well documented as St Bridget’s Terrace. It was built 100 years ago on St Bridget’s Hill. The hill overlooked the town and was of great strategic and military importance. Both the Cromwellian and Williamite armies camped there when attacking Galway. During the 17th century, the hill was known as ‘Gottyganavy’. In 1710 the name had evolved to ‘Knocknegany’ and on Logan’s 1818 map of the city, it is depicted as Cnoc na Gainimhe (the Hill of Sand, or Sandpit Hill ). Up to the mid 19th century, deep wells within the city walls provided water to the population. These were located in convenient places and were protected by Government statute, which ensured a clean water supply. In the 18th century sanitary conditions began to deteriorate, so in 1868 large reservoirs were built where St Bridget’s Terrace is today, thus giving the city running water for the first time. There were a lot of leakage problems with these reservoirs and they were eventually replaced by the waterworks at Terryland. On July 26 1910, the Urban Council proposed building a scheme of houses on the reservoir site. Construction was completed in 1912 at an estimated cost of £6,512. The terrace was named after St Bridget and was in the shape of a T, with 20 houses on the main terrace, and four houses on each side of it on Prospect Hill. All of the houses had half doors. The street resembled a building site for a while, and the residents had to walk on timber planks. A number of the occupants worked on the Galway-Clifden railway. The rent was 3/- per week per house.
