Things to See and Do in Galway

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Galway Tour Company
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559 reviews 4 travel blogs
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Jul 23, 2007 ... ; The first day involved much waiting - waiting at Shannon Airport for tour company to pick us up - we arrived an hour early ...
- Aug 24, 2009 Had booked a Connemara tour through the Galway Tour company online the night before. After a wonderful B&B breakfast, we ...
- Aug 9, 2009 We will be touring the southwest of Ireland with a guide from the Paddywagon Tour company. The 4 day tour includes all ...
- May 14, 2010 ... was laid out quite well and the buses/location for each tour company was very clearly marked. There weren't that many ...
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Trad on the Prom Galway
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96 reviews 3 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Performances

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- Sep 26, 2010 ... Hotel to meet everyone for a traditional Irish show—Trad on the Prom. Irish dance, Irish music--it was quite an ...
- Jul 24, 2007 ... was our fnal night in Galway. We went to see the show Trad on the Prom which is an off-shoot of Riverdance. ...
- Jun 28, 2009 ... to visit the resort area of Salthill and see a show called Trad on the Prom. It was basically Celtic Women meets Riverdance. ...
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Galway City walking Tour
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9 reviews 1 travel blog

Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

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Crane Bar Galway
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5 reviews 3 travel blogs
Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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- Aug 25, 2005 ... boys, a big grin on my face. 'Hoooo-Bloody-RAY!' The Crane Bar was a perfect Irish home. A dark and dusty atmosphere ...
- Sep 19, 2007 ... a fantastic restaurant called "Ard Bia" and live music in the "Crane" Bar. It was an excellent evening, except for the ...
- Mar 23, 2006 ... really interesting enough to hang out with, so I went to The Crane Bar, where they have traditional music. It was AWESOME. ...
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Corrib Princess Galway
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27 reviews 1 photo

Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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Connemara National Park Galway
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48 reviews 24 travel blogs 6 photos
Distance: 39.3 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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- May 20, 2010 ... day! We did a tour that took us up into Connemara National park and over to the Aran Islands. Connemara was interesting ...
- Dec 2, 2011 ... The rest of the day was spent driving through the Connemara National Park which is essentially a bog. An Irish bog doesn't ...
- Aug 20, 2007 gitarella al parco nazionale del connemara e notte all'old monastery hostel...davvero un posto ...
- Aug 15, 2011 ... If we had more time, we would've explored the Connemara National Park a bit more. It’s known for its great hikes and ...
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Galway Cathedral
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25 reviews 54 travel blogs 80 photos
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Sep 9, 2004 ... the street from the hostel there's a big church (Christchurch Cathedral) that plays a little tune every quarter-hour and ...
- Oct 12, 2010 ... and Terry headed over to the campus of the National University - Ireland - Galway to check it out while Ron went to find ...
- Jul 4, 2009 ... , and salivated over the most amazing crepes! St. Nicholas' Cathedral was a neat little stop outside the market before we ...
- Sep 10, 2007 ... and then moved out to St Patrick's stone, the ruined cathedral and the bishops' building, before heading round to see the ...
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Galway on Foot Walking Tours
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8 reviews

Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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Healy Tours Galway
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45 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 28.5 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- May 14, 2010 ... around town first. The tour we had scheduled was with Healy Tours. The research I'd done earlier said that Lally's ...
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Go Karting Galway
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1 review

Distance: 1.8 miles from city center

Category: Amusement Parks

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Galway City Museum
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25 reviews 1 travel blog 5 photos
Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Jun 28, 2009 ... shopping, we also decided to check out the free Galway city museum, which was mostly display boards, though they did have ...
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Royal Tara China Ltd. Galway
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4 reviews

Distance: 3 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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Salthill Promenade Galway
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48 reviews 1 travel blog

Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

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Cookes Thatch Pub Galway
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4 reviews

Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church Galway
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5 reviews 1 travel blog

Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St. Nicholas Galway
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1 review 2 travel blogs
Distance: 0.9 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- May 12, 2011 ... go. Then we went up to the impressive Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St. Nicholas--or more commonly known as ...
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National University of Ireland-Galway (UCG)
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3 reviews 4 travel blogs 8 photos
Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Education Sites and Libraries

Reviews & Experiences:
- Oct 26, 2004 ... today, for a temp job at NUIG (National University of Ireland--Galway, also apparently called University College of ...
- Jan 27, 2010 ... location. In our wanderings, we found Erin's University, the National University of Galway or Ollscoil na h�ireann, ...
- Feb 3, 2011 ... ;After all this, we walked over to the National University of Ireland, Galway. Beautiful campus is was a little smaller then ...
- Jul 2, 2009 ... guy and get back to you.) This being my 4th time in Ireland, I noticed it was exceptionally green. They talk about the ...
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Kirwan's Lane Galway
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6 reviews

Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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Spirit One Spa Galway
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3 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Indoor Sports and Fitness

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- Mar 28, 2004 ... Oh well, the Spa calls. Attraction/Rating: Spirit One Spa at the Radisson SAS/5* ...
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Dunguaire Castle's Medieval Banquet Galway
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15 reviews 1 photo

Distance: 12.3 miles from city center

Category: Performances

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Galway Greyhound Stadium
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15 reviews

Distance: 1.6 miles from city center

Category: Spectator Sports

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Galway Bay
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13 reviews 91 travel blogs 79 photos
Distance: 10431.3 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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- Jul 1, 2008 ... record matching or DNA samples. Even though the west of Ireland has been producing sweaters and jerseys and woollen and ...
- Aug 23, 2005 Galway, Galway, pretty pretty Galway. As I opened my eyes to the bay I decided I just had to explore. There is something ...
- Aug 25, 2005 ... polished off our Thai food and headed out onto the packed Galway Streets. This was a Thursday night, so what better excuse ...
- Sep 21, 2004 ... struggle, she was not understanding. ("But you're in Ireland!") Contrary to popular opinion, people, just being in ...
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Quiet Man Bridge Galway
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20 reviews 1 travel blog 8 photos
Distance: 3 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Mar 28, 2004 ... it early and wondering what a "Quiet Man Bridge" was! It's a short twenty-minute drive to Galway and check-in at the ...
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Salthill Beaches Galway
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3 reviews 1 travel blog

Distance: 1.7 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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Taaffes Pub Galway
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9 reviews 1 photo

Distance: 19.1 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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Galway Atlantaquaria
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16 reviews

Distance: 1.8 miles from city center

Category: Zoo/Aquarium

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Nora Barnacle House Galway
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2 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo
Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Jul 14, 2009 ... ; At 3:00 we headed into the City Centre to visit the Nora Barnacle House. This was the home of J. Joyce’s ...
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Lynch's Castle Galway
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1 review 1 travel blog 6 photos
Distance: 19.1 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Jun 3, 2009 ... to sort them. The stuff to seeing Galway are a bit lss impressive than others. Lynch's castle, I didn't know what I ...
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Eyre Square Galway
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14 reviews 36 travel blogs 26 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- Oct 12, 2010 ... to tide us over till dinner. We took the sandwich over to Eyre Square which is a popular place for folks of all ages ...
- Aug 14, 2006 ... swans, there are so many. We have spent a lot of time in the Eyre Square which is just down the road from our hostel; its a ...
- Sep 26, 2010 ... to eat then headed back to the apartment. Met Maggie in Eyre Square to get our bus tickets for our overnight in Cork on ...
- Nov 20, 2004 ... another place to stay for two nights around the corner, The Eyre Square Hostel. This was the least accommodating one so far ...
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Druid Theatre Galway

1 travel blog
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Performances

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jul 14, 2009 ... started at 7:30. It was called The Gigli. The Druid Theatre is very small, only about 8 rows back on either ...
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