Galway Photo Gallery

High-Quality Photographs of Galway, Ireland

Our constantly expanding photo gallery of Galway City and its environs highlight various shows, festivals and events. Photos contributions from the public welcome.

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Salmon Weir Basin – Click to enlarge.	17 June 2006, Gort, County Galway: Brazilian dancing in Gort town square during the annual Gort Brazilian Festival. Click to expand image. Photo: Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.	Street artist at work on Shop Street, Galway. – Click to enlarge.	3 June 2006, Slieve Aughty, Co. Galway: Vestas V52 wind turbines silhouetted by the sunset sky on Slieve Aughty, near Derrybrien Co. Galway. The Derrybrien project which comprises 71 turbines is currently the largest in-land wind farm in the country. Click to expand image. Photo: Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.
1 June 2006, Eyre Square Galway City: The new fountain at Eyre Square springs to life in the Galway sun. Photo: Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.	Horse, Aran Islands. – Click to enlarge.	Springtime – Click to enlarge.	Steps at Coole Park - the home of Lady Augusta Gregory, and frequented by the poet W.B. Yeats. Gort, Co Galway. Photo: Joe Desbonnet – Click to enlarge.
The Galway Hooker sails in Kinvara bay with Dunguaire Castle in the background. The village of Kinvara hosts the historic festival Cruinniu na mBad (The Gathering of the Boats) each year in August - see Festival listings for details. – Click to enlarge.	Spanish Parade (in background) and the Corrib River (foreground) at night. Photo: Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.	Ti Neachtain - one of Galway's oldest and dearest pubs, nestled in the heart of the City, Christmas 2005. Photo : Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.	Glenlo Abbey – Click to enlarge.
Swans in the Claddagh, The Long Walk visible in the background. – Click to enlarge.	The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team otherwise known as 'The Red Arrows', performing one of their many daredevil stunts, at the annual Salthill Airshow 6 July 2003. Photo : Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.	Sunset over Galway Bay. Taken from Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway. – Click to enlarge.	Eyre Square (prior to recent renovation work in 2006) – Click to enlarge.
Sunset at the edge of the world. Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare – Click to enlarge.	Salthill, Galway – Click to enlarge.	Macnas Street Parade – Click to enlarge.	Macnas Halloween Street Carnival 2003. Photo: Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.
"Hell Bent" an installation by David Mach located at the entrance of the new Galway Museum. 22 July 2006. Photo: Joe Desbonnet. – Click to enlarge.	Street Performers 'Horn Heads' - Marching to the beat of a different drum. Galway Arts Festival July 2006. Photo: Todd Parker – Click to enlarge.	Sunset over Galway Bay, Salthill, Galway – Click to enlarge.	Contributed by Benedek Farkasházy, May 2004. – Click to enlarge.
Contributed by Benedek Farkasházy, May 2004. – Click to enlarge.	Galway Hooker Boat – Click to enlarge.	Double rainbow on a Connemara road near Leenaun. Photo: North Atlantic Skyline. – Click to enlarge.	Galway Harbour. Photo: North Atlantic Skyline. – Click to enlarge.
Saint Augustine's Well at Lough Atalia. 2 Sep 2007. Dawn Walk. Photo: North Atlantic Skyline. – Click to enlarge.	Poulnabrone Dolmen (The Burren, Co. Clare) at sunset – Click to enlarge.	Tall Ships Galway – Click to enlarge.	17 Dec 2007. Silver Strand at Sunrise. Photo: North Atlantic Skyline. – Click to enlarge.
Spanish Arch, Galway. Image: XPOSED Media. – Click to enlarge.	The Claddagh Basin – Click to enlarge.	Galway Bay – Click to enlarge.	Part of the Twelve Bens mountain range in Connemara, photographed on a glorious Good Friday, 2007. Image credit: North Atlantic Skyline. – Click to enlarge.
The Twelve Pins – Click to enlarge.	Dun Aonghasa, the remains of an ancient fort on Inis M? – Click to enlarge.	Dunguaire Castle near Kinvara, Co. Galway. – Click to enlarge.	Aran Islands landscape – Click to enlarge.
Saint Patrick's Day Parade 2008. Image credit: North Atlantic Skyline. – Click to enlarge.	Ballycroy by Phelim Doran – Click to enlarge.	Connemara by Fiona Hyland – Click to enlarge.	The Longwalk Galway – Click to enlarge.
Galway by Alberto Contu – Click to enlarge.	Rusheen Bay by Galway by Alberto Contu – Click to enlarge.	Menlo Cloud by James Maxwell – Click to enlarge.	Claddagh Swans by Jenny Kenny – Click to enlarge.
Birch Catkin by David O'Dwyer – Click to enlarge.	Coole Park by John Quinn – Click to enlarge.	Dusk in Connemara. Taken near Rossaveal in Co. Galway. Photo by John Smyth. – Click to enlarge.	Dunguaire Castle by John Quinn – Click to enlarge.
Galway Bay Sunset by Maja Markiewicz – Click to enlarge.	Terryland Forest Park by Aoife Moore – Click to enlarge.	Wreak of the 'Plassy' o which ran aground on the south side of Inisheer in 1960. This wreak features in the opening credits of the popupar 'Fr. Ted' TV comedy. – Click to enlarge.	Snow-capped mountains surrounding Killary Harbour, 18 Mar 2007. Photo credit: North Atlantic Skyline. – Click to enlarge.
The Corrib River – Click to enlarge.	Cleggan – Click to enlarge.