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Museum staff, volunteers and others share stories and insights that explore Galway City Museum’s collection and exhibition themes, along with all the latest museum news.
RTÉ Today at Galway City Museum
March 9, 2023
There was plenty of activity at Galway City Museum on Wednesday when RTÉ’s Maura Derrane and her crew joined the team...
New Traveller Culture Model on Display
February 23, 2023
A brand new model depicting Traveller culture has been installed at Galway City Museum thanks to funding received from G...
Borderland – Ukraine 2022
February 23, 2023
Galway City Museum announce the opening of ‘Borderland – Ukraine 2022′, an outdoor exhibition of photo...
The Civil War in Galway Podcast
February 1, 2023
On 20 January 1923, six months into the civil war, four anti-treaty IRA Volunteers from Galway – Martin J. Burke (25),...
St Bridget and St Bridget’s Cross
January 31, 2023
Did you know that St Bridget – as well as with St Patrick – is a patron saint of Ireland? Did you known that she was...
Herstory Light Show for Brigid
January 24, 2023
Herstory have created a spectacular Light Show in honour of Brigid, the matron saint of Ireland, and Galway women. It ...
Execution of Galway Men in Athlone
January 20, 2023
The Irish Free State executed thirty-four anti-treaty republican prisoners in January 1923; to put this figure into cont...
The Burning of Castlehackett House
January 4, 2023
The burning of Castlehackett House, near Tuam, was carried out one hundred years ago tonight, by anti-treaty IRA. Hist...
Talks on the Civil War in Galway
January 4, 2023
Cormac Ó Comhraí, historian and author of Sa Bhearna Bhaoil: Gaillimh 1913-1923, will give two talks on the civil wa...
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