What’s On
Galway City Museum’s programme of events caters for a variety of audiences and interests, comprising gallery tours, illustrated talks, art and craft workshops, art classes and lectures. Enjoy our current series of online workshops here!
ILLUSTRATED TALK: Medieval Pilgrims from Galway to Santiago de Compostela
February 6, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm UTC+0
One of the major pilgrimages of the medieval Christian world, the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St
James) is a network of routeways that lead to the shrine of St James the Apostle in the Cathedral of
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia in northwest Spain. Join Dr Bernadette Cunningham, author of Medieval
Irish Pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela (2018), as she shares the story of Galway’s Margaret Athy and
other pilgrims from the West.
As part of its outreach programme, Galway City Museum has curated a series of educational events, which will take place at Westside Resource Centre, on Seamus Quirke Road, throughout the darker months between October 2023 and February 2024.
The series has been specially developed in response to the interests of the local community and covers a wide range of topics from the history of the Claddagh fishing village to St Gobnait and the folklore of bees.
These events are free of charge, and all are welcome, but please book in advance by contacting Westside Resource Centre at (091) 528325.
Address: Westside Resource Centre (next to Westside Library), Seamus Quirke Road, Galway, H19 C1KX.
Directions to Westside Resource Centre
Image: ‘Medieval Irish Pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela’ by Bernadette Cunningham.
