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== Museums ==
== Museums ==
'''Athenry Heritage Centre'''<br>St. Mary's<br>The Square<br>Athenry<br>Telephone: 091 844661<br>Email: [mailto:athenryheritagecentre@gmail.com athenryheritagecentre@gmail.com]<br>
Website: [https://www.athenryheritagecentre.com/ Athenry Heritage Centre]<br>Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/AthenryHeritage/ Athenry Heritage Centre]
:The mission statement of Athenry Heritage Centre is to conserve and enhance the cultural and historical amenities of the best-preserved medieval town in Ireland.  It is the ideal place to discover the rich history of this medieval town. Learn how the Anglo-Normans made Athenry the town it is today and experience this history with interactive exhibits of weaponry, armour, the dungeon, and the market square.
'''Galway City Museum'''<br>Spanish Parade<br>Galway City Centre<br>Galway H91 CX5P<br>Telephone: 091 532 460<br>Email: [mailto:museum@galwaycity.ie museum@galwaycity.ie]<br>
'''Galway City Museum'''<br>Spanish Parade<br>Galway City Centre<br>Galway H91 CX5P<br>Telephone: 091 532 460<br>Email: [mailto:museum@galwaycity.ie museum@galwaycity.ie]<br>
Website: [https://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie/ Galway City Museum]<br>Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/Galway-City-Museum-Ireland-343507811543/ Galway City Museum]<br>
[https://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie/ Website]<br>
Website #3: [https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/galway-city-museum/62294 Galway City Museum]
 
:Galway City Museum has three floors of exciting exhibitions engaging visitors in the archaeology, history, and sea science of Galway. The attraction is one of Galway’s most popular cultural hotspots and welcomes over 200,000 visitors per year.
:Galway City Museum has three floors of exciting exhibitions engaging visitors in the archaeology, history, and sea science of Galway. The attraction is one of Galway’s most popular cultural hotspots and welcomes over 200,000 visitors per year.
'''Ionad Arann Heritage Centre'''<br>Cill Ronain<br>Inis Mor, Arainn<br>Telephone: 99 61355<br>Email: [mailto:info@visitaranislands.com info@visitaranislands.com]<br>
Website: [http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/culturenet/museums/galway/ionad-arann-heritage-cent/ Ionad Arann Heritage Centre]<br>
Website #2: [http://aranislands.galway-ireland.ie/attractions.htm Ionad Arann Heritage Centre]
:Step up from the Ferryboat or the village and step into the essential Arainn, a window into the lives and times of a resilient people.  A guided tour through the Centre will take you back more than two thousand years in the life and times of the Aran Islands.  Vivid exhibitions will introduce you to the landscape, traditions and culture of these harsh, yet beautiful Atlantic Isles.
For a list of County Galway museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland List of museums in the Republic of Ireland] in Wikipedia.  Click on the arrow in the column  heading labeled County to make the listing alphabetical by county name beginning with County Carlow.


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Revision as of 10:34, 10 April 2023

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For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Ireland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Galway County Council Archives
Island House
Cathedral Square
Galway H91 RYC9, Ireland

Telephone: 091 509388
Email: archivist@galwaycoco.ie
Website

Online Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Galway City Museum
Spanish Parade
Galway City Centre
Galway H91 CX5P
Telephone: 091 532 460
Email: museum@galwaycity.ie
Website

Galway City Museum has three floors of exciting exhibitions engaging visitors in the archaeology, history, and sea science of Galway. The attraction is one of Galway’s most popular cultural hotspots and welcomes over 200,000 visitors per year.
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