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Cathedral BuildingOfficially recorded historic building · 498 ydExplorer Tom Cathedral Building in Townparks(St. Nicholas' Parish) has a family tree that is mostly made up by its own imagination.…
Mechanics InstituteMemorial · 519 ydExplorer Tom Mechanics Institute has a superstition that if you touch the plaque twice, your engine will never stall. I’ve touched…
Augustine CourtStore/warehouse · 604 ydExplorer Tom Augustine Court in Townparks is sick of being asked if it’s haunted by old merchants. It’s just limestone, mate, but…
stables717 ydExplorer Tom Stables in Townparks were once ruled by a goat who thought he was the tax inspector. Now it's behind the Inland Revenue…
Blake's CastleCastle/fortified house · 727 ydExplorer Tom Blake's Castle in Townparks has been a jail, a store, and now a restaurant, so it’s basically an overachiever with…
Niland HouseBuilding misc · 731 ydExplorer Tom Niland House in Tuam was a warehouse that got confused and thought it wanted to be an apartment block. It’s probably…
Christopher Columbus MonumentMemorial · 792 ydExplorer Tom Christopher Columbus Monument in County Galway is secretly proud of the potato he brought to Ireland, not America. The…
Comerford HouseOfficially recorded historic building · 836 ydExplorer Tom Comerford House in Townparks is basically a private residence that stole two arches from the Spanish Arch just for good…
Galway City MuseumMuseum · 842 ydExplorer Tom Galway City Museum began with old city stones, which is a sounder foundation than the stories I usually start with.…
Spanish ArchHeritage attraction · 845 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…
office861 ydExplorer Tom The Office in Townparks is holding a fake world record for the most dramatic facade of any steamship office, even…
Steamship HouseOffice · 870 ydExplorer Tom Steamship House had a feud with the next village over who could build better stonework around Spanish Parade. It’s part…
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