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Things to do in Galway city
County Galway
4 of the 20 places on our County Galway list are in Galway city: Galway City Museum, The Spanish Arch, Galway Cathedral and The Claddagh. Between them a museum, a ruin, a cathedral and a harbour. Further down the page: 4 more places in the town off Fáilte Ireland's public list and 8 events listed here in the window we cover.
On our Galway list
4 places in and around Galway city.
Galway City MuseumMuseum · Galway cityThree floors on the city's history beside the Spanish Arch, with a Galway hooker sailing boat standing inside it.
The Spanish ArchRuin · Galway cityWhat is left of the old city wall where the Corrib meets the sea, with the museum beside it.
Galway CathedralCathedral · Galway cityA dome stands on the island in the river, built on the site of the old city jail.
The 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.
- 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.
- Galway County LibraryLiterary site · Galway CityThe Galway Library Service consists of 29 libraries in total across the city and county.
- 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.
- The Kenny GalleryGallery · Galway CityThe Kenny Gallery has been selling original works of art in Galway for over 70 years.
What’s on in Galway city
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The top of the Galway list
Connemara National ParkNational park · LetterfrackBog, heath and mountain on the north west coast, with waymarked trails climbing Diamond Hill.
Kylemore AbbeyAbbey · ConnemaraKylemore sits on a lake below the mountains, with a walled garden and a church in the grounds.- Galway City MuseumMuseum · Galway cityThree floors on the city's history beside the Spanish Arch, with a Galway hooker sailing boat standing inside it.
- The Spanish ArchRuin · Galway cityWhat is left of the old city wall where the Corrib meets the sea, with the museum beside it.
- Galway CathedralCathedral · Galway cityA dome stands on the island in the river, built on the site of the old city jail.
- The CladdaghHarbour · Galway cityThe old fishing village across the river from the city, now a quay walk with the boats moored along it.