There is a sign posted walking tour of Old Galway City
which starts at the Tourist Office.
The Bank of Ireland
Built in 1836, houses the
Galway Civic Sword and Mace which where authority symbols of
the Mayor and Corporation, dating back to the 16th and 17th
Centuries respectively.
Eyre Square Shopping
Centre
Contains a restored section of the Medieval City
Wall with Penrice Tower at the northern end and Shoemakes
Tower standing above an entry leading to an underground
section of the 1647 bastion.
 "The Greene"
was the
original name for the open area in front of the city gates. It
was officially presented to the city in 1670 by the Mayor,
Edward Eyre (hence the name Eyre Square)
The Browne
Doorway
 Dated 1627, was originally the
entrance to the Browne family mansion in Abbeygate Street.
Moved to its current position in 1904 by the Galway
Archological Society.
Cannons
These two 19th
century iron cannon were brought back from the Crimean war
1854-56 by the local regiment - The Connaught Rangers.
Quincentennial Fountain
 Erected in 1984, Eamon
O'Doherty's work commemorates the 500th Anniversary of the
incorporation of Galway City as a borough with Mayoral Status.
It symbolises the importance of the sea for trade in Galway.
The O'Conaire Statue
Depicts Padraic
O'Conaire (1882 - 1928) a pioneer writer of modern Gaelic.
The Liam Mellows Statue
Liam Mellows led one of
the few military engagements outside Dublin during the Easter
Rising 1916.
Lynch's Castle
Once the home of
64 Lynch Mayors, its impressive stone facade is filled with
carvings and coats of arms of gentry.
Lynch
Memorial Window
19th century memorial of James Lynch
the "stern and unbending" Mayor who hung his son from this
window in 1493 for the murder of a Spanish Youth.
Nora Barnacle Museum
Nora Barnacle, the wife
of the novelist James Joyce, lived here and Joyce wrote some
poems and articles on Galway here in 1909 and 1912.
 The Collegiate Church of
St. Nicolas of Myra
Built in 1320, this is one of the
largest medieval parish churches in Ireland and is dedicated
to the patron saint of travellers. The church contains
elaborate tombs, chapels and some of the finest examples of
Galway's medieval stone carvings and flags of forgotten wars.
King's Head Pub
It is said that the ghost of
James Gunning, executioner of King Charles I, haunts the pub.
Tigh Neachtains Pub
Has a fine oriel window
dating from the 18th century.
Kirwan's
Lane
Galway's most important medieval street is home to
Busker Browne's Pub which contains part of the 'Slate
Nunnery', given to the Dominican nuns in 1686 by John Kirwan.
Further down the lane is were Wolfe Tone played in the little
theatre founded by 'Humanity' Dick Martin in the 18th century.
Blake's Castle
The residence of another of
the famous tribes of Galway can be found at the corner of
Kirwan's Lane and Quay Street.
Spanish
Parade
Besides the former main quays of Galway, so
named in memory of the Spanish Merchants who used to assemble
here. At the entrance is a sculptor donated by the people of
Genoa in 1993 in memory of Christoper Columbus' landing in
1477.
Spanish Arch
These two arches are the
remains of the 1584 extension of the city walls and are now
considered one of the finest examples of medieval walling in
Ireland.
Galway City Museum
Houses various
aspects of Galway's Past and was formerly the residence of
Clare Sheridan the sculptress.
The
Claddagh
The area was a famous fishing village, of
about 3,000, with its own laws and King. Although Irish is no
longer the spoken language and the thatch cottages have been
replaced, much of the custom remains, notably the Claddagh
marraige ring. St. Mary's, the Dominican Church Houses a 17th
Century wooden statue of "Our Lady of Galway"
The
Bridge Mills
Two mills, one is a converted grain mill
the another had a variety of uses including a wollen
mills.
The Grain Store
Another example of a
recently restored building.
Salmon Weir
Bridge
 Cathedral of our Lady
Assumed into Heaven and St. Nicholas
Erected on the
site of an old jail in 1965, this massive church is
constructed in Galway limestone with green Connemara marble
floors and was one of the last Cathedrals in Europe made from
stone.
University
The National University of
Ireland, Galway was officially opened in
1849.
Fishery
This unique salmon fishery lies
on the River Corrib and flows just 5 miles from Lough Corrib
to Galway Bay.
Courthouse and Town Hall
Theatre
These two buildings stand opposite each
other.
Franciscan Abbey
Located on part of
the site of the Friary founded in 1296 by William Liath de
Burgo.
General Post Office
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