(Gailleamh's
place)
For close on 1000 years Galway
has been an important Centre's. Its unique geographical location
with its natural harbour, made a natural trading Centre's.
Around 1240 the de Burgo family
built a castle, around which the town grew up, the trade was mostly
with France and Spain.
Not much evidence remains of
Galway's medieval past, on shop street Lynch's castle is the most
complete, it is without a doubt one of the finest medieval town
houses remaining in Ireland.
This was once the stronghold
of the Lynch family one of the 14 tribes that Cromwell referred
to as the 14 tribes of Galway, it is now owned by the Allied Irish
Bank and is the oldest Irish building used for commercially.
Tourist
Information
Aras Failte
Forster Street
Galway
Co Galway
Tel +353 (0)91 537 700
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