GALWAY CIVIC TRUST / DÚCHAS NA GAILLIMHE


Preserving and protecting Galway’s unique heritage

 

  Free Tours Weekly 


Medieval City Walk, Every Tuesday & Thursday, at 2.00pm

A Journey Through Galway, Past and Present, Every Wednesday at 12.30pm

Galway City Waterways, Every Wednesday at 2.00pm

Stones and Shadows: Secrets of Medieval Galway, Every Thursday at 12.00pm

Tour of the Claddagh 11.00 AM Every Friday

 

All Tours start from Hall of the Red Earl

No Booking Required for Tours

LINK FOR EVENT BOOKING – BOX OFFICE

Medieval Walking Tour Audio Guides – Self-Guided Tour

Heritage News, Events & Opportunities

Updates from Galway Civic Trust / Dúchas na Gaillimhe

🎨 Aran Young: Solo Exhibition

📍 Hall of the Red Earl, Druid Lane, Galway 📅 Opening Tuesday, 29 July 2025 We’re thrilled to announce an upcoming solo exhibition by Aran Young, a Drogheda-based visual artist whose evocative and atmospheric work Read more…

Galway Through Time: A Topographical Exploration

Sat 23 Aug 2025 16:00 – 17:00 The Mick Lally Theatre, H91 N5X9   Booking Link:  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/galwaycivictrustdchasnagaillimhe Paul Walsh offers a guided journey through Galway’s evolving urban landscape, using historical maps, images, and documents to Read more…

Encastellated Galway in a Wider European Context

  Sat 23 Aug 2025 12:00 – 13:00 The Mick Lally Theatre, H91 N5X9   Booking Link:  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/galwaycivictrustdchasnagaillimhe   Ronan Harvey examines the development of Galway’s fortified architecture within the broader European landscape. Through an Read more…

Our Irish Roots: Celts to Monks

Sat 23 Aug 2025 11:00 – 12:00 The Mick Lally Theatre, H91 N5X9 Booking Link:  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/galwaycivictrustdchasnagaillimhe In this engaging and visually rich talk, Declan O’Shea explores Ireland’s early cultural and spiritual evolution — from its Read more…

Galway, Exploring Our Foundations

Sat 23 Aug 2025 10:00 – 11:00 The Mick Lally Theatre, H91 N5X9 Booking Link:  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/galwaycivictrustdchasnagaillimhe Historian and Galway Civic Trust guide Ian Brophy leads an in-depth exploration of the city’s physical and cultural foundations. Read more…

On this Day… 23 June

By Ian Brophy On this day, 23 June, St. John’s Eve; the fishermen of the Claddagh village elected their ‘King’ each year. The Claddagh people would celebrate the election of their ‘King’ by parading through the Read more…

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Hall of the Red Earl Custom House, Druid Lane Galway, Ireland H91 XV2C 

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