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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Alvaro, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gareth James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- KevForkan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shane.Halloran at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Maker not stated on source page, ca.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.animalia-life.club
- Sarah777, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC SA 1.0
Dún Uí MhaoilíosaBarracks · 468 ydExplorer Tom Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa was almost sold off as a horse deal, but the stone won out. Symmetrical barracks with three-bay…
Nimmo's PierPier/jetty · 978 ydExplorer Tom Nimmo's Pier in Townparks claims Queen Victoria visited once, but nobody can prove it because she was in London. The…
Ballyloughane BeachBeach / strand · 1128 ydExplorer Tom Ballyloughane Beach is Galway City's eastern seashore at Renmore, where the tide pulls back to reveal enough little…
Old DockQuay/wharf · 1133 ydExplorer Tom Old Dock is haunted by the ghost of a poet who fell into the ditch nearby while trying to recite about maritime…
Mechanics InstituteMemorial · 1328 ydExplorer Tom Mechanics Institute has a superstition that if you touch the plaque twice, your engine will never stall. I’ve touched…
Galway City MuseumMuseum · 1376 ydExplorer Tom Galway City Museum began with old city stones, which is a sounder foundation than the stories I usually start with.…
Holy well in Townparks (galway By., St. Nicholas Par.)Holy well · 1393 ydExplorer Tom Holy well in Townparks has a legend about a giant who dropped his hat into St Brendan’s water and never got it back.…
CastleCastle, hall-house · 1398 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Townparks is actually a high medieval hall hidden beneath the pavement, which is like finding a party under…
Spanish ArchHeritage attraction · 1411 ydExplorer Tom I was ready to tell you a Spanish fleet story. Galway made me check the wall. Galway's Spanish Arch has a name that can…
South Park, The Claddagh, Father Griffins/Éire ÓgGAA ground · 1462 yd
Christopher Columbus MonumentMemorial · 1489 ydExplorer Tom Christopher Columbus Monument in County Galway is secretly proud of the potato he brought to Ireland, not America. The…
Mutton IslandIslet · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Mutton Island has a lighthouse, a causeway and a name that sounds ready for one of my worst jokes. Its older name is…
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