County Galway Travel Forum

My husband and I are going to Ireland in august. In Galway I have not been able to find a B&B in the center, not 10 min. walk away. We will arrive by car so there must be a parking. we need a decent twin room with private bathroom.

Can somebody help?

Micetta, Switzerland

Can 4 grown up sit in one poney's trap, please, and how far can we let him go ? Antoine

can you get a ferry to the aran islands from the docks in the city centre? and if not is Rossaveal the nearest.

Hi all, I'm one of a group of 18 welsh lads just returned from a weekend in Dublin where it was mad, there were more Welsh than Irish in Dublin and although we had a good time it would have been nice to meet some Irish people. It has been suggested that we try Galway the next time, what was it like there this weekend? would we get a good welcome in Galway??

OK, I know it's a weird request, but if you live in or are traveling to Galway in the near future could you stop by "SALLY LONG'S" and snap me a couple of pictures of the interior wall murrals ? I ment to do it myself but everytime I had the camera they were too busy, or visa versa. The "Last Supper" wall in particular is the greatest bit of Rock-n-Roll art I've ever seen.

We were just in Galway and there was a young man with a steel drum that he played on his lap. It looked like a large covered Chinese wok - does anyone know what this instrument is called and more importantly where one can be purchased.

We just got home from our trip to Galway and I'm still singing a Sawdoctor's tune under my breath. Iv'e been thinking of putting together a little compilation CD to listen to on my way to and from work. I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a favorite "GALWAY" song.

So far I have
N17/Sawdoctors
Galway Bay/Clancy Brothers
Fairytale of New York/Pogues
The Galway Girl/Steve Earle

Any suggestions ?

There are so many places to chose from and it's so hard to decide which is the best. We would like the experience of a good bed and breakfast not too far from town. If you have any suggestions would appreciate the info. We are going to be there in early Nov.

I keep coming across references to horse riding on the island but am yet to find any info on how to arrange or book anything - anyone with any suggestions?

My friends and I have booked accommodations at the Lodges at Shannon Oaks near Galway for early November 2007. Has anyone stayed there before? The website lists that it is in Portumna, is that relatively close to Galway?

Thanks!

Hello my name is Nicholas Draney and I am a student at Brooks Institute of Photography in California. I am traveling to Ireland and specifically Galway with a group of students to do documentary photography. We are interested in documenting stories about people in Ireland. The culmination of these five weeks will be a student show and book. Is there anyone out in the Galway area that may have an interesting story or know of any story threads that would potentially be interesting to a group of photojournalists? I have been looking into the farming communities in Ireland and how the agricultural industry, which used to be the number one industry in Ireland, has fallen to third overall. Is there anyone out there that knows of any local farmers being affected by this? Maybe selling ground to development projects? Or perhaps families that can not afford to own and operate the land which has been in their families for generations. Any tips or contacts would help me immeasurably. Please email me if you think that you have any information that will help us in our endeavor. Thanks so much.

Nicholas Draney

We'er visiting Galway in September and wondering if we need to bring in our own water.The landlady who we are to rent a cottage from assures us that "there is no water problem", and yet, there it is, splashed all over The Times.(no pun intended) Drinking water is one issue. It's fairly easy to drink bottled water,but should we worry about fresh vegetables or seafood ? We're going to be there during The Oyster Fest... Any info would be apreciated.

hey, im 21 year old female and myself and a few friends are lookin for anywhere at all ta stay for the weekend of the galway races? any help would be greatly appreciated

Ok, I think that I may have imagined this but are there two bead shops in the centre of Galway? I know one really exists (The Galway Bead Shop) but I had thought I'd walked past another..... If anyone knows please let me know exactly where the other one is. Or where else might be a good place to buy fine coloured wire. Thanks!

Does anyone have any suggestions of secondhand stores (clothing, household items etc) or markets (as above or fresh food/arts crafts etc) in Galway that are good. Thanks....

Dear Forum Readers,

I have a question I was hoping someone from Galway might help me with.

I'm trying to identify a street musician I heard in Galway on a Sunday in May 2004.

My Polish musician friend and I listened to a street musician playing on an upright piano. He was playing mostly piano rags while we were listening.

He was on a pedestrian street with many restaurants in what seemed to be the old center of Galway, and brought the piano out of what I think was a restaurant, and played in front of a building made of gray stone, with a beautifully decorated entryway.

He had a hat on and was dressed in black, and had a red jacket as well, and a colorful striped woolen blanket on the ground.

On a photo I have, there is a sign that says that "Buon appetito & Cooke's" cafe and restaurants are around the corner. I don't see the sign of the actual restaurant he was playing in front of.

Does anyone know who this might be? Does he still play? Or the what the restaurant was where he was playing?

We'd like to know because he was our best memory of Galway, and we have a lousy recording of him playing something that we'd like to identify, and we'd like to identify him as well just so we know who he was.

Thanks for your help or ideas.

Greetings from
Christina, Bratislava

how far is the cliffs of moher from eyre square ?

Hi, just wondering if womeone can point me to a website which gives details on the public transport system in Galway (if one exists) or could indicate how easy/difficult it would be to travel from the city centre out to the Parkmore Business Park West (Ballybrit?). Thanks!

Hello all,

My name is Nicholas Draney and I am a 25 year old photojournalism student at Brooks Institute of Photography in Ventura, Ca, U.S. I am coming to Ireland in Sept./Oct. of this year with a group of 15 students who will be covering, for five weeks, stories about or on the people or the culture of Ireland. We will be spending the first week or so in Galway, where we will be covering a group project. After which, all of the students will go their separate ways to cover their separate stories for the remaining time in Ireland. The end result of the trip will be a culmination of all of our projects into an Audio/Visual show at a theater here in Ventura and Santa Barbara, as well as the production of a Book and DVD for sale. We are still in the early stages of our planning and many of us are still in the first stages of research. We all want to do a superb job so we can come away with a quality product accurately reflecting different aspects of Ireland. If anyone out there has any tips or advice on Galway or the country itself, please do not hesitate to contact me as I would greatly appreciate any knowledge or foresight into this project. Thank you!!

Nick

Hi, I'm heading off to Galway (from Australia) and assume I'll hit Heathrow but would like some opinions on the best way to get from there to Galway - which combination of flying, train, bus etc. I'm not looking for the absolute cheapest way (which could take a long time!) but not the most expensive either.... There is a possibility of spending a day or two in London with friends so I wouldn't necessarily have to depart from Heathrow. Thanks in advance!!

PS any Galway people who feel like telling me all the wonderful things about their city, drop me a line via VT email (-:

You ll see quiclky that i m not irish but french.I prefer to introduce myself ,christophe 26 paris .
Me and my girlfriend d'love to come to galway.We ll try to find a job but the most important thing is to learn your "irish" tong!!So we need for that to find an accomodation.
Ok we have already visited websites Youthhostels,hostels,student forum,universities sites etc..
The fact is that we prefer to find a colocation with persons open minded.But its not easy.Let me introduce better who we are.Graduate in geography and Heloise (girlfriend) in psychology ,we are now seasoners.We worked as barman and barmaid in Val d'isere ,good snow spot in France.We are sociable!full of good energies ,no smockers and decided to realize our dreams.
If you are tuched in your heart by our complains 'i m jockin' please write us "inmyway77@hotmail.com".
We need a lot of informations about your city ,activities,servicies and of course about accomodations...Near 350 euros per month.
Thank you really for riding that message and believe in our real motivations/

Kind regards

Hey everyone. I am booking a hostel on Queen street and before I do so I would like to know if that street is in the city center (I am looking something with a central location)?
Kova

Hi, Planning a trip to Galway in June and have a couple of questions. At the moment the plan is to arrive on the Saturday evening of the June bank holiday weekend and leave on the Tuesday. Not sure yet if we'll stay in Galway city or in Connemara somewhere.
1. Is the city likely to be mad busy seeing as it's a holiday weekend. I also heard something about 'Bog Week'? What's that all about?
2. Where is affected by the bad water thing?
3. If you've been to or live in Galway what's your favourite thing about it?

Thanks in advance,
Kevin

So who can help?

For a lads' trip (in their mid-20's) to Galway on April 26th for four days where would be good places to visit, hang out and drink.

Places where it won't feel like we're in a German susage party (i.e. a pub or bar full of men standing around sipping their pint of Spitfire ready to pounce on the sight of any fillie that happens to wonder in).

Hi All,

Im trying to find a house or apartment for rent on the week of the Galway Races this summer. (week of the 5th of August). The bigger the better, but if it could sleep 6 that would be great.
I know this is a mare of a week to try rent accomodation anywhere in Galway so a group of us decided to pool together and try find our own place as opposed to hotel rooms.
If anyone knows of any thing could they let me know.

Thanks a mil.

Hey yis righ, listen me and a few m8s are headin down for a weekend of boozin and partyin, won't go into too much detail ;) Anyway, bottom line is we're wondering what's there to do in P'umna. Clubs, pubs, bits and bobs?

Thanks a lot,
Jenpatchkins O'Reilly
xxMWAHxx

Hi.
Me and my girlfriend are going to be in Ireland on 14th. We were planning to spend the first 2 days in Clifden and 16th and 17th in Galway, than we will move towards south, but we haven't ooked anything. We are in lack of money and I need to know a few places where to sleep which could cost no more than 20€ per person.
I'd like to know also if it's easy finding room to rent in private houses for a couple of night in Ireland.
Thanks for the answer and have a nice day.

Hi, I'm a student from Australia who is planning to stay in Galway during July and August this year with another student traveller. It's so confusing searching the net for a place to stay during this time, especially with a budget.
Does anyone have any suggestions for places to check out during this time?
Many many many thanks in advance, Em.

thanx again,what is the price of the ferry to the aran isles, also price of the bus from galway to the ferry would be appreciated, thanx again

Can any one recommend a park for a touring caravan near Galway City .
My wife and myself intend spending a week or so with a touring caravan in Galway in June of this year.

Is the Ballyloughane Park the only one there ?