Galway, Ireland

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    keisersosae

    Thu Sep 06 2007

    I have to admitt I am completely puzzled by Beananti's comments about the Galway locals being ignorant and aggressive. I come from Galway but now live in Cork (where I suspect Beananti hails from) and although I think Cork is a lovely city the one thing I miss the most about Galway is it's people. The mood in the whole city and county is so relaxed and the people in general (in my biased opinion) are very friendly and laid back. For anyone visiting Ireland for the first time I would implore that they get out of Dublin and visit n places like Galway, Cork, Killarney etc. In fact Co Kerry in the summer can be truely breathtaking.

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    sundiszno

    Thu Oct 06 2005

    I enjoyed Galway much more than I enjoyed Dublin, even though Dublin has many more sights and places of interest to offer. It seems that all of the places of interest (such as they are - mainly shopping and a couple of local sights) extend the distance from Eyre Square (as of now, a total mess because of a dispute between the city government and the contractor who is supposed to be modernizing the area - work has stopped midway in the project) down to the quay area/Claddagh. There are any number of nice shops, a great bakery, and an equally great seafood place (MacDonoughs) at the end of the street. It's much cleaner than Dublin, although there seemed to be an inordinate number of street people and drunks around. A nice city to spend a day in, but not much more. It's a convenient place from which to visit the Aran Islands and, if you're a "Quiet Man" movie buff, fairly convenient to Ashford Castle and Cong. I had to rent a car to get out there, but it was worth it. That's a whol... Read more

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    thf1977

    Mon Oct 25 2004

    Galway is a great city, especially for young people and people interested in sports, music and/or beer. There is a large number of pubs with daily jam sessions or concerts (mostly irish folk), a large student population, a lot of pubs showing sports events and a couple of sports venues in the vicinity (Terryland Park for Soccer and Pearse Stadium for GAA sports). Also it's a great base for tours of the lake Lough Corrib, the Aran Islands in the Atlantic, the Cliffs of Moher to the south or the holy mountain Croagh Patrick and Clare Island to the north. It's not all that easy getting transportation to all of these places, but that is a problem common to all of the Irish republic. I've met a lot of friendly people in the city, and in addition to all this, it is a very nice and beautiful city in itself.

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    beananti

    Sat Jul 17 2004

    Well i go to college in galway and its only ok. Bad things: People come in 3 groups- knackers, stuck up and stuck up knackers. The shopping is good for about 10 minutes, then u reach the end of Shop st....The tourists, f**king lousy with em. Urban sprawl and bad quality housing. Poor transport links to better parts of the country i.e. cork. The weather- rains solidly for about 300 days a year. Good things: Large student population and the only sound people you'll meet. They make a change from the ignorant, aggresive locals. Night life is good, but can be limited. Salthill is nice. In fact the best thing is its location- by the sea and very close to the burren and connemara.

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    lactose_dintolerant

    Mon Jun 21 2004

    Galway itself is not much to see. Basically, there are no historical sites of interest to the typical history-minded tourist. However, Galway has a lively nightlife. Galway is good as a home base to explore more interesting parts of Ireland such as the Aran Islands (easy shuttle buses and ferries), the Connemara region, and the Burren.

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    mark0s

    Fri Nov 03 2000

    Great place to go and relax from all the busy work in cities Galway has lovely scenery aswell