DAY ELEVEN: GALWAY -- ORIENTATION

Walking tour of Galway (11:00 am-noon)
Study Time (afternoon)
Seminar: Modern Ireland (3:00 pm-6:00 pm)
Read Irish Experience Chap. 15-17

 
the shops in Main Street, Galway City
See how the streets work with the pedestrians and motor vehicles? Although very busy, Galway City is also very safe to walk in.
the Claddagh -- loyalty, friendship, love
The Lynch Castle
we found some good craic (pronounced "crack") here
Cornwallis did not want clocks facing any direction other than England, which is evident in this clockface
the Lynch family's coat of arms
When the railroad was established in Ireland, they needed a special clock so that all the clocks had the same time (Dublin time)
Christmas is a very big holiday; the entire country shuts down.
the Galway hookers -- the ship sails
the term lynching originated here
I think this is the same church with the clock tower
artwork from the annual Galway art festival
the Garda ("guard-ah"), the Irish Police Department
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
another view of the Cathedral
the bridge going to the cathedral
another view of the cathedral
the shamrock over the door to the cathedral

 

  • A view of the shops lining the main street in Galway City...the streets had special detectors that allowed cars to pass one at a time.
  • Another view of the streets in Galway.
  • The plaque for the Claddagh Museum...the village of Claddagh was outside of our doorstep, literally...we could've crossed a bridge and walked 5 minutes to get there.
  • The Lynch Castle
  • An example of Irish, with the craic ("crack")...it says "music and fun" on the left and "food and drink" on the right (or so I am told!)
  • See the clock high up on the tower? Supposedly when Cornwallis came to Ireland, he took down all the clocks that did not face England, b/c why would the heathen Irish need to tell time? At least I think that is how the story goes....(I can't remember!)
  • Another Druid Santa
  • The coat of arms of the Lynch family clan, one of the more prominent families of the county.
  • Ever hear the rumors about how Irish towns never have the same time? Here is the proof: they had to make a clock to tell the people in the west what time it was so that they wouldn't miss the trains to and from Dublin. Some parts of Ireland were continually 10 minutes behind and others were over 3 hours behind Dublin time.
  • The infamous Galway hookers, what the sails of the ancient Celtic ships used.
  • The site of the first "lynching." According to legend, the Mayor of Galway (or the equivalent of the Mayor, anyway), Lynch, knew that his son had done a great crime and so hanged his son outside of this archway, b/c he knew that was all that would the crowd. That's the origin of the term.
  • I think this is the same church with the clock tower
  • Artwork from the annual Galway art festival
  • A garda (police) car
  • The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Nicholas
  • Another view of the cathedral; our guide told us that the citizens of Galway wouldn't/couldn't reach an agreement with the bishop at the time that the cathedral was being built, so the final agreement was made to use both names. The citizens had campaigned for St. Nicholas, who was a popular saint of Galway.
  • The bridge going to the cathedral; I got tired of waiting to take a picture of this dog that was looking both ways before crossing the street so I took a picture of this bridge. Ok, Ok, that's not really the full truth. The dog ditched me when he saw the camera. *SiGH* I doubt I'll ever be a member of the paparazzi.
  • Another view of the cathedral
  • The shamrock over the entrance to the cathedral.
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