19, 21 August, 12:30pm – 1:45pm Hall of the Red Earl Druid Lane, Galway H91 XV2C Co. Galway – City Discover Medieval Galway: Free Guided Tours with Ronan Harvey Step back in time and explore the enchanting history of Galway with our special guided walking tour, “A Journey Through Galway Read more…
20, 22 August, 2pm – 3:30pm Hall of the Red Earl Custom House, Druid Lane, Galway H91 XV2C Co. Galway – City A guided walking tour of Medieval Galway. Your tour guide, Brendan McGlinchey, will give you a brief history of the town during the Middle Ages, from its earliest Read more…
19 August, 11am – 12:30pm 19 August, 1:30pm – 3pm Martin Ryan Building University of Galway, University Road H91 TK33 Co. Galway – City The Zoology and Marine Biology Museum, in the Martin Ryan Building, is a hidden gem on the Campus of the University of Galway. This little museum Read more…
21 August, 2pm – 3:30pm Hall of the Red Earl Druid Lane, Galway H91 XV2C Co. Galway – City A free guided tour of Galway City’s Waterways, starting at the Hall of the Red Earl and taking approximately 90 minutes to visit spots along the city’s waterway’s. As this is Read more…
20, 22 August, 12pm – 1:30pm St Patrick’s Garrison Church Renmore Road, Galway H91 E22C Co. Galway – City A guided tour of St. Patrick’s Garrison Church and Renmore Barracks (Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa) Military Museum, which is dedicated to the memories of the men and women who served with the Read more…
Fri 23 Aug 2024 16:00 – 16:45 The Mick Lally Theatre, H91 N5X9 Na Lochlannaigh: Slábhaíocht in Éirínn (Vikings: Slavery in Ireland) Na Lochlannaigh: Slábhaíocht in Éirínn (Vikings: Slavery in Ireland) is a short documentary that looks at an aspect of Irish history when Nordic maritime technology created a culture of raiding Read more…
21 August, 12pm – 4:30pm Foyer of Galway Civic Trust Hall of the Red Earl, Druid Lane, Galway H91 XV2C Co. Galway – City Dave Swift of Claíomh (who is an expert in Irish living history and military heritage) will be hosting an interpretive demonstration in full medieval costume, along Read more…
Western Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society The Irish Patchwork Society (IPS) is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting a collection of quilts for the duration of Heritage week 2024, at the Hall of the Red Earl, Druid Lane, Galway. Thanks to #galwaycivictrust for kindly hosting us again. The Read more…
24 August, 2pm – 4pm 1st Floor, Insight Centre for Data Analytics The Data Science Institute Lower Dangan, Galway H91 AEX4 Co. Galway – City As part of Heritage Week’s 2024 theme of ‘Connections, Routes and Networks’, Galway Civic Trust is conducting a group tour of the Computer and Communications Read more…
23 August, 10am – 10:45am The Mick Lally Theatre Druid Lane, Galway H91 N5X9 Co. Galway – City Ian Brophy will provide an insightful exploration of Lough Corrib and its environs through the perspective of “Connections, Routes & Networks,” the theme of National Heritage Week 2024. This theme invites us Read more…