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Augustine CourtStore/warehouse · 198 ydExplorer Tom Augustine Court in Townparks is sick of being asked if it’s haunted by old merchants. It’s just limestone, mate, but…
Mechanics InstituteMemorial · 238 ydExplorer Tom Mechanics Institute has a superstition that if you touch the plaque twice, your engine will never stall. I’ve touched…
Cathedral BuildingOfficially recorded historic building · 242 ydExplorer Tom Cathedral Building in Townparks(St. Nicholas' Parish) has a family tree that is mostly made up by its own imagination.…
Niland HouseBuilding misc · 269 ydExplorer Tom Niland House in Tuam was a warehouse that got confused and thought it wanted to be an apartment block. It’s probably…
office353 ydExplorer Tom The Office in Townparks is holding a fake world record for the most dramatic facade of any steamship office, even…
Steamship HouseOffice · 370 ydExplorer Tom Steamship House had a feud with the next village over who could build better stonework around Spanish Parade. It’s part…
Galway City MuseumMuseum · 423 ydExplorer Tom Galway City Museum began with old city stones, which is a sounder foundation than the stories I usually start with.…
CastleCastle, tower house · 438 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Townparks is a mysterious tower house that probably started because two lads made a bad bet at the pub. It's…
Blake's CastleCastle · 440 ydExplorer Tom Belleville Castle had a fake royal visit in 1830 that nobody can disprove because everyone who was there is dead and…
Spanish ArchHeritage attraction · 453 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…
Christopher Columbus MonumentMemorial · 489 ydExplorer Tom Christopher Columbus Monument in County Galway is secretly proud of the potato he brought to Ireland, not America. The…
Grattan BeachBeach / strand · 1731 ydExplorer Tom Grattan Beach has decided its retirement plan involves lying flat on its back and watching the clouds do all the hard…
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