Arts and Culture

Heritage Week 2024 Galway City

Heritage Week 2024 Galway City

7 August 2024

National Heritage Week is one of Ireland’s largest cultural events. It brings together communities and cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation.

Galway’s Culture and Heritage!

Galway’s Culture and Heritage!

7 August 2024

St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church Celebrates Galway’s Culture and Heritage will feature Mediaeval circus performance, traditional Irish music and dance, arts and crafts, food, and children's activities on Saturday 17th August from 11am to 4pm.

Galway City Museum acquires the Nan O’Toole Collection

Galway City Museum acquires the Nan O’Toole Collection

29 July 2024

Galway City Museum is delighted to receive a collection of objects from local man Tommy Holohan. These objects belonged to Tommy’s grandmother Nan (Anne) O’Toole, a fishwife, and his grandfather, Michael O’Toole, a Claddagh fisherman, who lived with their family in a cottage at Rope Walk, Claddagh, Galway.