Wardenship of Galway

Galway ( GAWL-way; Irish: Gaillimh, pronounced [ˈɡal̠ʲɪvʲ] ) is a city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the fifth most populous city on the island of Ireland and the fourth most populous in the Republic of Ireland, with a population at the 2022 census of 85,910.

Drom Soccer Park is an association football venue in the Republic of Ireland based in Drom East, Rahoon, County Galway. It is the home ground of Salthill Devon F.C. It was built in 2002 and has a capacity of 2,000. Drom also hosts the Galway Cup annually.

The Terryland Forest Park is an urban forest park in Galway, Ireland. It was launched in January 2000 as the largest such project in Ireland, with a plan to involve the citizens of Galway city in planting 500,000 native Irish trees in an area of 120 acres (0.49 km²) not far from the city centre.

Wellpark (Irish: Páirc an Tobair) is a townland and suburb of Galway city, Ireland. The area is bordered by the N6 Dublin Road to the south, the Tuam Road to the West and the suburb of Mervue on the east. It is approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) east of Galway city, on the R336.

The River Clare (Irish: Abhainn an Chláir) is a river in counties Mayo and Galway in Ireland.

Illauneeragh (Gaeilge:An tOileán Iarthach Thiar) is an island in County Galway, Ireland which is connected to Illaunmore at low water.

Nun's Island Distillery was an Irish whiskey distillery which operated on Nun's Island, Galway, Ireland, from at least 1815, and possibly as early as the late 1700s, until circa 1908.

The Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland was founded in 2010, and is located at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at the DERI Building, University of Galway.

Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe (anglicised Claregalway) is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway". Claregalway lies within a Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) area and most locals traditionally spoke English only as a second language. The village is in a civil parish and barony of the same name.

Greenpark Racecourse was a horse racing venue in Limerick, Ireland.

Loam was a restaurant and wine bar in Galway, Ireland. It had one Michelin star from 2016 to 2022. In 2023, co-owner Enda McEvoy announced that the restaurant would not be reopening again, after closing its doors in September 2022, citing staff shortages and spiralling costs as reasons behind the decision.

The R337 road is a short regional road in Ireland, located in Galway city.

The R338 road is a regional road in Ireland, located in southern County Galway.

The R372 road is a short regional road in Ireland, located in southern County Galway.

The Galway to Clifden Railway or Connemara Railway was a railway line opened in Ireland by the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) in 1895. It led from Galway to Clifden, the chief town of the sparsely populated Connemara region in western County Galway. It was closed by the MGWR's successor, the Great Southern Railways (GSR) in 1935.

The Galway Races (Irish: Rásaí na Gaillimhe) is an Irish horse-racing festival that starts on the last Monday of July every year. Held at Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway, Ireland over seven days, it is one of the longest of all the race meets that occur in Ireland.

CLG Na Piarsaigh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. The club takes its name from the Irish revolutionary Pádraic Pearse. Pearse had a cottage in the area which over looks the club grounds. The club's crest includes the cottage and a swallow. The swallow is taken for the short story he wrote set in Ros Muc called Eoghainín na nÉan.

Ballindooley, officially Ballindooly (Irish: Baile an Dúlaigh), is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is north of Galway city and in the ecclesiastical parish of Castlegar. There is a 15th century castle in the area, Ballindooley Castle, which was refurbished and sold in late 2016. The village itself is just off the Galway City to Headford (N84) road. Ballindooley Lake, which is sometimes referred to as Ballindooley Lough, is a small lake located southeast of the castle.

Maam Cross (Irish: an Teach Dóite, meaning 'the burned house') is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Shindilla, at the junction of the N59 from Galway to Clifden and the R336 from Galway to the Maam Valley which runs from Maum or Maam to Leenaun or Leenane.

The Claddagh (Irish: An Cladach, meaning 'the seashore') is an area close to the centre of Galway, Ireland, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay. It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls. It is just across the river from the Spanish Arch, which was the location of regular fish markets where the locals supplied the city with seafood as recently as the end of the 19th century.

The Maumturks or Maamturks (Irish: Sléibhte Mhám Toirc; mountains of the boar's pass) is a mountain range in Connemara, County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It is a long, broadly-straight range, consisting of weathered quartzite peaks in its central section. The Maumturks lie east of the Twelve Bens, on the other side of Lough Inagh and the Inagh Valley (a Western Way route).

126 Artist-run Gallery is an artist-run space located in Galway City, Ireland. It was founded in 2005 and, according to the Galway Advertiser, has "built an international reputation for ambitious programming".

Moycullen railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

Oughterard railway station was on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) Galway to Clifden railway.

Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is an Irish co-educational and multidenominational community college situated in Lakeview, Claregalway, County Galway. It is under the patronage of the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB).

Maumwee Lough is a freshwater lake in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland.

Bohermore Cemetery (also known as New Cemetery) is a large cemetery located in Bohermore, an area of Galway, Ireland.

City Hall (Irish: Halla na Cathrach, Gaillimh) is a municipal facility being fitted out at Crown Square in Galway, Ireland. It is scheduled to become the administrative centre of Galway City Council in 2024.

Ballybane (Irish: An Baile Bán, meaning 'the white homestead') is a suburb of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Ballybane is an ill-defined area, but is roughly bounded by the Old Dublin Road (R338) to the south, Mervue to the west, Ballybrit to the north, and Doughiska to the east. The townland of Ballybaan More (An Baile Bán Mór) is in the civil parish of Saint Nicholas and the historical barony of Galway.

St Michael's Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic football club based in Galway, Ireland.

Pálás (English: "Palace") was a cinema in Galway city, Ireland. It opened in 2018, and closed in February 2025 due to financial losses. The building is owned by Galway City Council and was operated by the Light House Cinema group, as part of the Europa Cinemas network of local art-house cinemas.

Moycullen (Irish: Maigh Cuilinn) is a historical barony in west County Galway, Ireland.

Bohermore (Irish: An Bóthar Mór, meaning 'the big road') is an area of Galway, Ireland. It got this name as it was the main road into Galway City from the east in medieval times.

Shop Street (Irish: Sráid na Siopaí) is the main thoroughfare of the city of Galway in the west of Ireland. It has been pedestrianised since the late 1990s.

Knocknacarra or Knocknacarragh (Irish: Cnoc na Cathrach) is a townland, electoral division and suburban area to the west of Galway city centre. As of 2018, Knocknacarra was described as one of Galway's fastest-growing suburbs. Its population rose, from over 12,000 in 2004, to approximately 17-18,000 people by 2021.

Galway Community College (GCC; Irish: Coláiste Pobail na Gaillimhe) is a school located in Wellpark, Galway. GCC functions both as a secondary school and as a further education institution, offering full-time and part-time courses accredited by QQI at levels 5 and 6. As of 2025, it was delivering education to 454 students.

Galway Atlantaquaria is an aquarium in Salthill, Galway, Ireland. It is Ireland’s largest aquarium, containing over 170 species. It is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. In 2011, it became the home of "Dessie", a 70-year-old lobster and Northern Ireland's largest lobster. It has many years of expertise in wildlife rehabilitation.

Ardfry House is a ruined country house located on a peninsula in Galway Bay near Oranmore in County Galway, Ireland. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a 9th century moated castle. It is a two-storey, double-pile house. The surrounding estate includes outbuildings and a walled orchard. Ardfry was originally home to politician Joseph Blake and became the seat of the Baron Wallscourt. By the 1820s, the house had fallen into a state of dilapidation. The 3rd Baron Wallscourt used his wife's dowry to pay for restoration work, which added a number of Gothic Revival features to the house such as pinnacles and quatrefoils. An oyster farm was created by Lord Wallscourt in the Bay in 1902.

Tigh Neachtáin (English: Naughton's Pub) is a pub located in Galway City in Ireland. The pub is located on the corner of Quay Street and Cross Street, close to Shop Street, the main pedestrian thoroughfare of the city. It was established in 1894, and was formerly the home of animal rights activist Richard Martin.

Castlegar (Irish: An Caisleán Gearr, meaning 'short castle') is a village and electoral division in County Galway, just outside the city of Galway, in Ireland. Castlegar is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It extends from Lough Corrib across to Merlin Park by the old Galway-Dublin road.

Screeb (Irish: An Scríob, meaning 'furrowed land') is a small village in south-west Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the R336 road, north of Casla and southwest of Oughterard. It was previously the location of one of Ireland's few peat-burning power stations.

Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge (Irish: [ˈakəd̪ˠəw n̪ˠə ˈhʊl̪ˠˌsˠkʊlˠiːxt̪ˠə ˈɡeːlʲɟə]; English: "The Academy of Irish-Language University Education") is a third level educational and research institution headquartered in Galway, Ireland. It was established as part of the National University of Ireland - Galway in 2004, to further the development Irish-medium education. The academy works in co-operation with faculties, departments and other university offices to develop the range and number of programmes that are provided through the medium of Irish on campus and in the academy's Gaeltacht centres.

Aniar (Irish pronunciation: [əˈn̠ʲiəɾˠ]; meaning "From the west") is a restaurant in Galway, Ireland. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in 2013 and retained that rating until present.

Barna Woods (Irish: Coill Bhearna) is an area of mixed broadleaf woodland located in Barna, County Galway, Ireland. The woods are approximately 3 miles from Galway city centre near Galway Bay. The woods are accessible from Cappagh park which is located in Knocknacara or from Barna Road (Coastal Road - R336) where there is a small carpark. Other sections of the woods include an area across the road known as the South Wood which leads to marshlands ending in the Silver Strand (Irish: Trá na gCeann) on Galway Bay.

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Gaillimh) is a municipal building on Prospect Hill, Galway, County Galway, Ireland.

Moyne (Irish: Maighin, meaning 'precinct') is a townland in the parish of Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bordered by Cloghmoyne and Gortbrack townlands to the west, by Toorard, Barnaboy, and Ross, County Mayo to the east. To the south is county Galway. This boundary is formed by the Black River.

Cloonacauneen Castle is a restored 15th-century tower house with an attached wing. It is privately owned, and is located in the northeast outskirts of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland.

Leam West Bog is a national nature reserve of approximately 923 acres (3.74 km²) in County Galway. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.

Shantalla (Irish: Seantalamh) is a suburb of Galway, Ireland.

CLG Bhearna is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bearna, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. The club was merged with Spiddal at U16, U18 and U21 during the 1990s before reverting to its old form again in 2001.

Bearna/Na Forbacha GAA is a hurling club located in the Barna and Furbo areas of County Galway, Ireland. It is a member of the Galway GAA branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The club is exclusively concerned with the sport of hurling.

CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir is a Gaelic football club based in the Gaeltacht area of Leitir Móir, County Galway, Ireland. It is a member of the Galway GAA branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The club is concerned with the sport of football. Notable former players include Fiachra Breathnach, and Antoine 'Toto' Ó Griofa, former members of the Galway county team panel.

CLG An Cheathrú Rua is a Gaelic games club based in the Gaeltacht area of An Cheathrú Rua, County Galway, Ireland. It is a member of the Galway GAA branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Notable players to have played for the club include Seán Óg de Paor and Sean Ó Domhnaill, members of Galway's All-Ireland winning teams of 1998 and 2001.

The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) is a former research institute at NUI Galway. It is now part of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics. Insight was established in 2013 by Science Foundation Ireland with funding of €75m.

Father Griffins is a Gaelic football club based in Galway, Ireland. It is a member of the Galway branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The club is solely concerned with football.

St James' is a Gaelic games club based on the east side of Galway, a city in western Ireland. It is a member of the Galway GAA branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The club's catchment area covers the parishes of Renmore, Mervue, Ballybane and Good Shepard (Doughiska).

Is oileán in Éirinn é Tamhnain. Tá sé suite i gContae na Gaillimhe agus i gCúige Chonnacht, 190 km siar ó Bhaile Átha Cliath.

Is barúntacht suite i gContae na Gaillimhe í Maigh Cuilinn.