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Landmark 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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  • 2. Eyre Square Galway
    Eyre Square , also known as John F. Kennedy Memorial Park) is an inner-city public park in Galway, Ireland. The park is within the city centre, adjoining the nearby shopping area of William Street and Shop Street. Galway railway station is adjacent to Eyre Square. The park is rectangular, surrounded on three sides by streets that form the major traffic arteries into Galway city centre; the west side of the square was pedestrianised in 2006.
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  • 4. The Medieval City Walls Galway
    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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  • 5. Galway's Latin Quarter Galway
    The National University of Ireland Galway is located in the city of Galway in Ireland. A tertiary-level teaching and research institution, it is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world. The University is ranked #249 in the 2017 QS World University Rankings and has been also been awarded the full five QS stars for excellence.The University was founded in 1845 as Queen's College, Galway, and was more recently known as University College, Galway . NUI Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities.
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  • 6. Menlo Castle / Blake's Castle Galway
    Menlo Castle is a 16th Century castle situated on the bank of the River Corrib in Co. Galway. It was built in 1569 and was home to the Blake family. The ruins still exist today close to the NUI Galway campus.
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  • 7. 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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  • 8. Hall of the Red Earl Galway
    Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as Queen's College, Belfast. The university forms the focal point of the Queen's Quarter area of the city, one of Belfast's six cultural districts. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Its President and Vice-Chancellor is Ian Greer. The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £337.6 million of which £79.6 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £325.1 million.Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Associa...
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  • 10. The Fountain Galway
    Eyre Square , also known as John F. Kennedy Memorial Park) is an inner-city public park in Galway, Ireland. The park is within the city centre, adjoining the nearby shopping area of William Street and Shop Street. Galway railway station is adjacent to Eyre Square. The park is rectangular, surrounded on three sides by streets that form the major traffic arteries into Galway city centre; the west side of the square was pedestrianised in 2006.
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  • 13. The Browne Doorway Galway
    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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