High Sheriff of County Galway his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county. In Galway the office of High Sheriff was established when Connacht was shired around 1569 and ceased to exist with the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. High Sheriff of County Galway The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. The first (High)
New Inn, County Galway Festival in New Inn is now part of the New Inn Christmas entertainment. The festival, hosted and promoted by the Community Council, is designed to give entertainers a platform to demonstrate their talents and continue the Mummer tradition in rural Ireland. New Inn, County Galway New Inn () is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Knockbrack, northeast of Loughrea. The village is on the Eiscir Riada, a series of hills which stretches across the Great Plains of Ireland. There are many ancient forts or raths scattered throughout the parish, as exemplified by