All-Ireland Supreme Champion of Champions - Connemara Pony Show

Exhibitions and Shows

The Connemara Pony Showing Season of 2013 reaches its pinnacle at the Annual Supreme Champion of Champions Show where first place winners of the Connemara Pony classes countrywide, compete for the...More

Kylemore Abbey and Gardens

Shopping

Kylemore Abbey is the ideal destination for a day out in majestic Connemara. Located about an hour’s drive from Galway City, a visit to Kylemore will rank as an unforgettable memory. The dramatic...More

Healy Tours

Day Tours

Located just 2 miles (3km) from the heart of Galway City, Healy's provide Day Tours to the Burren & Connemara along with an Open-Top City Tour. Discounts can apply if travelling on two or more Tours....More

The Galway Sessions

Children and Family Attractions

The Galway Sessions 2013 is a weeklong event which taps into & showcases the unique & vibrant culture & heritage of Galway & its environs. Galway is home to a great many of Ireland's top traditional &...More

Aran Islands - Inishmore - Árainn

Islands

Inishmore (Árainn) is the largest of the Galway Aran Islands and has been attracting visitors to its rugged shores for generations. The island is an extension of the famous limestone rocks of The...More

Galway City Museum

Museums

Situated behind the famous Spanish Arch, Galway City Museum houses exhibitions which explore aspects of the history and heritage of Galway City. Current exhibitions include: Routes to the Past...More

Oranmore Castle

Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles

Oranmore Castle was built between the 13th and 15th centuries. Originally a De Burgo (Burke) stronghold, An Cáislean Mór or The Castle of the Well played a pivotal part in the defence of Galway during...More

Galway County Library

Libraries

The Galway Library Service consists of 29 libraries in total across the city and county. The three libraries in Galway City are purpose-built, full-time libraries, which the County Council operates on...More

Corrandulla Agricultural Show 2013

Children and Family Attractions

The Corrandulla Show is an annual agricultural show which takes places in the Corrandulla Parish Field this year on Sunday, 23 June. Corrandulla is one of Ireland's leading country shows with an...More

The Autograph Tree

The Autograph Tree is located in Coole Park near Gort. They are all dead now, of course, these literary giants, who were involved in the Celtic revival at the start of the 19th Century, yet their...More

Experience Real Irish Culture & the Gaelic Heart!

Day Tours

So you are looking for authentic Irish Culture in the west of Ireland! Look no further than Cnoc Suain (restful hill), a restored 17th century hill-village set in 200 acres of Connemara’s ancient...More

Kylemore Abbey Pottery

Shopping

Kylemore Abbey Pottery was established by the Benedictine Nuns in 1973. The nuns started off by producing a range with a plain glaze which later developed to include the fushia design which we know...More

Inismór Tours

Day Tours

Let Inismór Tours take you on a scenic journey around our Island - a world of stone and history. You will have full commentary tours with your 'islandman' - Rory. Spend time at the breathtaking fort...More

Nora Barnacle House Museum

Other

NORA BARNACLE HOUSE MUSEUM WILL NOT OPEN FOR THE 2012 SEASON. Thousands of people have visited this important landmark in the lives of Ireland's most important writer, James Joyce, and his wife, Nora...More

Nora Barnacle House Museum

Museums

NORA BARNACLE HOUSE MUSEUM WILL NOT OPEN FOR THE 2012 SEASON. The Nora Barnacle House, in Galway City is the smallest museum in Ireland. Nora Barnacle was wife and muse to James Joyce and this was her...More