Galway: Medieval Galway Tour｜Ireland

Take a walking tour of Medieval Galway with an experienced regional guide and member of the Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland. See the remnants of the medieval period in Galway and learn about the city's past.

Meet your guide at the Browne Doorway in Eyre Square. See the remains of the city walls hidden in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre. Learn about the importance of the walls to the people of Galway.

Visit Lynch's Castle. Hear about the Lynch family, one of the 14 Tribes, and a very powerful family. Today, the building is an AIB bank and the oldest commercial building in Ireland.

Walk to Lynch's Memorial Window and hear the legend of James Lynch Fitzstephen hanging his own son Walter.

Head to St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, which has been at the heart of Galway city for over 700 years. Hear about Jane Eyre and James Kearney, and how Cromwell's soldiers used the church as a stable.

Discover how the building that's now the King's Head Pub is connected to the beheading of King Charles I of England.

Explore Thomas Dillon's Jewellers on Quay Street. They have been the original makers of the famous Claddagh ring since 1750. Hear the story surrounding this well-known ring.

Visit the Hall of the Red Earl, a significant archaeological site run by Galway Civic Trust. Discover the remains of the walls, columns, and buttresses. Walk down into the site to get a closer look.

Continue to Kirwan's Lane, one of 5 lanes still in existence, named after the Kirwan family, one of the 14 Tribes. See remnants of medieval Galway on Kirwan's Lane with some of the buildings.

Head to Blake's Castle at the end of Quay Street, owned by the Blake family, one of the 14 Tribes. Hear about what life was like for the criminals in the jail. The castle fell into ruin but was restored around the 1980s.

Finish at the Spanish Arch, one of Galway's most iconic attractions. Learn about the Claddagh across the river and the tsunami that destroyed two of the arches.