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Bridge Attractions In Galway

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Galway is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. Galway lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, surrounded by County Galway, and is the sixth most populous city in Ireland, with a population at the 2016 Census of 79,934.Galway will be the European Capital of Culture in 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia.
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  • 1. The Spanish Arch Galway
    The Spanish Arch and the Caoċ Arch in Galway city, Ireland, are two remaining arches on the Ceann an Bhalla . The two arches were part of the extension of the city wall from Martin's Tower to the bank of the River Corrib, as a measure to protect the city's quays, which were in the area once known as the Fish Market . It was constructed during the mayoralty of Wylliam Martin in 1584, being called ceann an bhalla . In the 18th century the Eyre family of Eyrecourt, County Galway, created an extension of the quays called The Long Walk and created the arches to allow access from the town to the new quays. The designation Spanish is not historical to this period and was likely known as the Eyre Arch when built. In 1755, the arches were partially destroyed by the tsunami generated by the 1755 Li...
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  • 2. Wolfe Tone Bridge Galway
    Theobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone , was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen, and is regarded as the father of Irish republicanism and leader of the 1798 Irish Rebellion. He was captured at Letterkenny port on 3 November 1798, and he died sixteen days later for reasons that are disputed.
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