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MV Plassy
Connemara National Park
The Fisheries Watchtower Museum
Clifden Sky Road
Kinvara
Cong
Salthill Promenade
The Legend of the Claddagh Ring Museum
Kylemore Abbey
Dun Aonghasa
Eyre Square
Dunguaire Castle
Athenry
Galway City Museum
Benbaun
Lough Corrib
Spiddal Irish Crafts Center and Cafe
Galway Cathedral
The Dough Bros
Ard Bia at Nimmos
Aniar Restaurant
Cava Bodega
Shopping in Galway
Galway is a charming harbor city crisscrossed with canals at the mouth of the Corrib River on Ireland’s west coast. Affectionately called the “City of the Tribes” after the several prominent families that controlled trade and politics in the city from the 13th to the 19th centuries, Galway, today, is a cultural hub nestled within medieval city walls. The city is home to many historical attractions such as the 16th-century fortified limestone Lynch’s Castle and the 18th-century Eyre Square, as well as plenty of traditional pubs offering live Irish folk music. Head out of the city and sail to the verdant Aran Islands and or visit the ruggedly spectacular Wild Atlantic Way.
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