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- dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- dougf, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Galway Advertiser; individual photographer not named, www.advertiser.ie
- Irimurz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Celtic Group Hostels; individual photographer not named, celticgrouphostels.com
- Gareth James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballybrit Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1 ydExplorer Tom Ballybrit Castle was nearly sold for a horse once, but the buyer couldn't find the stable key. Now it stands inside the…
monument1217 ydExplorer Tom Monument in Castlegar has a ghost who’s too lazy to haunt it properly and just watches instead. The Celtic knotwork is…
Merlin CastleCastle, tower house · 1724 ydExplorer Tom Merlin Castle used to be called Doughiske until someone decided to rebrand it like a tech startup. It’s well-preserved…
Merlin Park CastleCastle · 1724 ydExplorer Tom Merlin Park Castle sounds as if a wizard should pop out of the doorway, and I would buy the ticket if one did. The real…
St. James' GAA, MervueGAA ground · 1.1 mi
Glenina HouseHouse · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Glenina House in Ballybaan Beg is incredibly proud of its pebbledashed walls, which look like someone threw gravel at…
Galway-Mayo Institute of TechnologyFriary · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is an old friary that now teaches art, which feels like a plot twist. It does its…
Killeen CastleCastle, tower house · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Killeen Castle in Ballintemple, Galway would cope brilliantly on a reality show, probably winning by being too polite.…
Murroogh HouseLevel crossing · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Murroogh House is actually a level crossing gateway that looks too fancy for its own good. It suspects the postman…
bridge1.6 miExplorer Tom Bridge in Rosshill is complaining to the council that nobody notices its rock-faced rustication anymore. This…
Liam Mellows GAAGAA ground · 1.9 mi
Ballyloughane BeachBeach / strand · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Ballyloughane Beach is Galway City's eastern seashore at Renmore, where the tide pulls back to reveal enough little…
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