tourist attractions galway

Located in Galway Bay in the West of Ireland lie the Aran Islands. Islands so rich in culture, history and heritage they have to be seen to be believed.
The islands unique landscape is composed of limestone rock, big large boulders, considerable stretches of cliffs and very clean beaches. There are three islands in total: Inis Mór (big island), Inis Meáin (middle island) and Inis Oírr (eastern island). Gaelic is the native language spoken here.
It is the islands isolation tha...

Spiddal Craft Village is located at the entrance to the County Galway village of Spiddal. It's right beside the beach and boasts stunning views of the Cliffs of Moher, Galway Bay and the Aran Islands.
Crafts people from all over the Connemara region display and sell their quality products here. There's a whole host of crafts on offer including pottery, jewellery, leather, candles and hand woven gifts. You can even observe some of the crafts people at work in their studios. Facilities...

The impressive castle at Portumna was the seat of the Clanricarde Burkes, the most important landowners in County Galway. It was completed in 1617 by Richard Burke, the 4th Earl of Clanricarde, but was destroyed by fire in 1826.
The Office of Public Works has been involved in its restoration in recent times. It's a large building, rectangular in shape, with four square towers at the corners. It was one of the first buildings in Ireland with Renaissance features and is also noted for the...

Kylemore Abbey, founded on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, is the oldest of the Irish Benedictine Abbeys. The Benedictine Order, who have lived here since 1920, have a long history and were founded in Belgium in 1665. The nuns fled Belgium in WWI and took up home in the former castle in 1920.
The building itself was built between 1863 and 1868 for a Manchester politician by the name of Mitchell Henry. Both he and his wife are buried here. Important fearures of Kylemore Abbey include the...

Coole Park is the former home of Lady Augusta Gregory, a great friend of W.B. Yeats and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre. It's located about 3km north of the county Galway town of Gort and is operated by the National Parks & Wildlife Service. It spans about 1,000 acres and includes 6km of nature trails, 7 woods and of course Coole Lake.
Coole House, since demolished, was a focal point in the Celtic Literary Revival at the turn of the century. The initials of notable visitors to Coole Hou...

The Eyre Square Centre is located right in the heart of Galway City Centre on Eyre Square. It's opening hours are from 9am - 6.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. On Thursdays and Fridays it opens from 9am - 9pm. Opening times on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays are 12pm - 6pm....

Eyre Square is situated right in the heart of Galway City Centre and is a very popular meeting point. The rectangular plot was presented to the city officials by Mayor Edward Eyre in 1710. It's the perfect place to relax and take in the sights and sounds of the bustling city centre around you.
Attractions within this city centre park include are two large, cast-iron cannons in memory of the Connaught Rangers who fought in the Crimean War, a bust of former US President John F. Kennedy (E...

The Post Box was onced located at the corner of High Street and Mainguard Street is very unusual, being hexagonal (eight sided) rather than round. It stood at this location for over 136 years until it was knocked over when it was hit by a truck. It was then taken away to be repaired, however it wasn't  brought back to it's original location. It is now located in the Civic Museum where it is preserved.

This box, designed in 1865 by G W Penfold, i...