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Galway

A city of music, festivals and the Atlantic wind.

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Galway is a small, lively city at the edge of the west, the gateway to Connemara and the Aran Islands.

Museums in Galway

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of Galway

Walk Shop Street and Quay Street to the Spanish Arch and the Galway City Museum. Listen to buskers and traditional sessions in the pubs. Visit St Nicholas' Church, where Columbus is said to have prayed, and walk the seafront promenade to Salthill. Hear Irish spoken in the shops and on the streets.

  • 1484the royal charter
  • 2020European Capital of Culture

Galway through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1477Columbus is said to visit Galway.See it: Galway City Museum →

What to do in Galway

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    Galway City Museum →

    The city's story and a Galway hooker boat.

    Galway1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Galway

Almost every museum is easy to reach by public transport.

Getting around Galway

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

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Hidden story

The Lynch window

A mayor is said to have hanged his own son.

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A stone window in Market Street carries a plaque about James Lynch FitzStephen, mayor of Galway, who in 1493, the story says, condemned his own son for murder and, when no one else would do it, hanged him from the window himself. Some say this is where the word 'lynch' comes from, though historians doubt it.