1238 witnessed Richard de Burgo granting extensive lands at Headford to Walter de Riddlesford who immediately began constructing a stone castle to control the strategic ford across the ancient route between Galway and western Mayo, establishing Norman military and administrati…
Headford is a small place in County Galway. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.