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The glass and stone front of Galway City Museum beside the Spanish Arch

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Four of the twenty places on our County Galway list are in or near Galway city: Galway City Museum, The Spanish Arch, Galway Cathedral and The Claddagh. That is a museum, a fort, a cathedral and a harbour between them. Below you will find eleven more places from Fáilte Ireland's listings and six events coming up.

On our Galway list

4 places in and around Galway city.

  1. The glass and stone front of Galway City Museum beside the Spanish ArchGalway City MuseumMuseum · Galway cityThree floors on the city's history beside the Spanish Arch, with a Galway hooker sailing boat standing inside it.
  2. The Spanish Arch in Galway with the green and the buildings beside itThe Spanish ArchFort · Galway cityWhat is left of the old city wall where the Corrib meets the sea, with the museum beside it.
  3. Galway Cathedral above the Corrib at sunsetGalway CathedralCathedral · Galway cityThe cathedral's green dome rises over the Corrib on Nuns' Island, where the old city jail stood.
  4. Sailing boats moored in Galway harbour with the old buildings behind themThe CladdaghHarbour · Galway cityThe old fishing village across the river from the city, now a quay walk with the boats moored along it.

More to see in Galway city

From Fáilte Ireland’s own listings.

  1. Circle of Life National Organ Donor Commemorative GardenGarden · Galway CityCircle of Life is Ireland's National Organ Donor commemorative garden and is Galway's International Heritage Garden.
  2. James Mitchell MuseumMuseum · Galway CityThe James Mitchell Museum, or Galway's Hidden Museum, is housed in the Department of Geology, National University of Ireland in Galway City.
  3. The Kenny GalleryGallery · Galway CityThe Kenny Gallery has been selling original works of art in Galway for over 70 years.
  4. 126 Artist-Run GalleryGallery · Co. Galway126 provides free exhibitions of ground-breaking, boundary testing contemporary art.
  5. Galway Arts CentreCastle or historic house · Co. GalwayGalway Arts Centre's building at 47 Dominick Street was built in the 1840s as a residence for the Persse Family.
  6. Hall of the Red EarlMuseum · Co. Galway13th century archaelogical remains of the Hall of the Red Earl, the oldest building to be excavated within Galway's medieval walls.
  7. Legend of the Claddagh RingMuseum · Co. GalwayLocated in Galway city, Legend of the Claddagh Ring is a visitor centre that explores the history and lore of the famous ring.
  8. Lynch's CastleCastle or historic house · Co. GalwayAt the junction of Shop Street and Upper Abbeygate Street is Lynch's Castle, a 16th century castle which was heavily altered in 1966 when it was converted into a bank.
  9. Micil DistilleryMuseum · Co. GalwayMicil Distillery was founded by Pádraic Ó Griallais, a sixth generation poitín distiller from Connemara.
  10. Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, GalwayAbbey or church · Co. GalwayThe Collegiate Church of Saint Nicholas is the largest medieval parish church in Ireland in continuous use as a place of worship and is at the heart of Galway’s life.
  11. Tribe Gin SchoolMuseum · Co. GalwayTribe Gin School in Salthill, County Galway is all about bringing people together and getting creative by distilling their very own bottle of gin.

What’s on in Galway city

Today, Saturday 7th November

  1. Sat7 NovVeruca SaltGalway Arts Centre · Galway City7th to 22nd NovemberFree

Thursday 12th November

  1. Thu12 NovA Taste of Cellissimo with National Symphony Orchestra IrelandLeisureland

Running now

  1. Until7 Nov4.48 Psychosis by Sarah KaneThe Mick Lally Theatre4th to 7th November
  2. Until7 NovRomeo & Juliet, Ballet IrelandTown Hall Theatre6th to 7th November
  3. Until30 NovGaillimh Ah-Boo! Blas na SamhnaGalway City26th October to 30th NovemberFree
  4. Until30 NovGalway Céilí Club - Beginners ClassKennedy's Bar20th April to 30th November

More from the Galway list

  1. The lakes and low hills of Connemara from the air under a clear skyConnemara National ParkNational park · LetterfrackBog, heath and mountain on the northwest coast, with waymarked trails climbing Diamond Hill.
  2. Kylemore Abbey and its reflection in the lake below the mountainKylemore AbbeyAbbey · ConnemaraKylemore sits on a lake below the mountains, with a walled garden and a church in the grounds.
  3. People on the diving board at the end of Salthill promenadeSalthill PromenadeWalk · SalthillThe seafront walk runs along Galway Bay, with the Burren across the water and the diving tower at the end.
  4. Traditional houses above the rocky shoreline on Inis MórInis MórIsland · Aran IslandsLargest of the three Aran Islands, with stone walls, a fort on the cliff and a ferry from Rossaveal.
  5. The stone ramparts of Dún Aonghasa on the cliff edge, from the airDún AonghasaPrehistoric site · Inis MórThe stone fort sits on the edge of a sea cliff, with nothing between you and the drop.
  6. Coloured buildings and the church spire in the middle of ClifdenClifdenTown · Co. GalwayConnemara's main town, built on a hill above the bay with the mountains behind it.

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