County Galway Archives and Libraries
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Archives[edit | edit source]
British Newspaper Archive (County Galway)
Website: British Newspaper Archive (County Galway)
County Galway Archives
Galway County Council Archives
Galway County Libraries HQ
Island House
Cathedral Square
Galway H91 RYC9
Telephone: 091 509388
Email: archivist@galwaycoco.ie
Website: County Galway Archives
County Galway Genealogy Archives
Website: County Galway Genealogy Archives
Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Galway)
Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Galway)
The Irish Archives (County Galway)
Website: The Irish Archives (County Galway)
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Click on the City Branches arrow on the websites listed below.
Galway City[edit | edit source]
Ballybane Library
Ballybane Neighbourhood Village
Castlepark Road
Ballybane H91 VE03
Telephone: 91 509244/380590
Email: ballybane@galwaylibrary.ie
Website: Ballybane Library
Galway City Centre Library
Hynes Buildings
St. Augustine Street
Galway H91 R6WF
Telephone: 91 561666
Email: info@galwaylibrary.ie
Website: Galway City Centre Library
Westside Library
Seamus Quirke Road
Galway H91 Y067
Telephone: 91 520616
Email: westside@galwaylibrary.ie
Website: Westside Library
County Galway[edit | edit source]
Athenry Library
Swan Gate
Athenry H65 C992
Telephone: 91 845592
Email: athenry@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: athenrylibrary@eircom.net
Website: Athenry Library
Ballinasloe Library
Society Street
Ballinasloe H53 T320
Telephone: 91 509551/90 9643464
Email: ballinasloe@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: ballinasloelibrary@eircom.net
Website: Ballinasloe Library
Ballygar Library
Market Square
Ballygar F42 W656
Telephone: 90 6624919
Email: ballygar@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: ballygarlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Ballygar Library
Carraroe Library (An Cheathrú Rua Library)
An Scailp Chultúrtha
An Cheathrú Rua H91 HY76
Telephone: 91 595733
Email: anceathrurua@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: carraroelibrary@eircom.net
Website: Carraroe Library
Clifden Library
Market Street
Clifden H71 Y892
Telephone: 95 21092
Email: clifden@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: clifdenlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Clifden Library
Dunmore Library
High Street
Dunmore, Tuam H54 V802
Telephone: 93 38923
Email: dunmore@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: dunmorelibrary@eircom.net
Website: Dunmore Library
Eyrecourt Library
Church Lane
Eyrecourt, Ballinasloe H53 AW77
Telephone: 90 9675056
Email: eyrecourt@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: eyrecourtlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Eyrecourt Library
Glenamaddy Library
Creggs Road
Glenamaddy, Castlerea
Co. Roscommon F45 DY98
Telephone: 94 9659734
Email: glenamaddy@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: glenamaddylibrary@eircom.net
Website: Glenamaddy Library
Gort Library
Church Road
Gort H91 F5P8
Telephone: 91 631224
Email: gort@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: gortlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Gort Library
Headford Library
Saint Farnan's Hall
Church Road
Headford H91 N5P9
Telephone: 93 36406
Email: headford@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: headfordlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Headford Library
Inishbofin Library
Inishbofin Community Centre
Middlequarter, Inisbofin H91 TC6C
Telephone: 95 45891
Email: inishbofin@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: inishbofinlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Inishbofin Library
Inisheer Library (Inis Oírr Library)
Comhar Na Noileán
An Tra, Inis Oírr H91 D27X
Telephone: 99 75154
Email: inisoirr@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: inisoirrlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Inisheer Library
Inishmore Library (Cill Ronain Library)
Kilronan, Inis Mór
Telephone: 099 20937
Email: inismor@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: kilronanlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Inishmore Library
Inismaan Library (Inis Meáin Library)
Ionad Pobail Inis Meáin
Ceathrú An Teampaill, Inis Meáin H91 FC61
Telephone: 99 73126
Email: inismeain@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: leaharlanninismeain@eircom.net
Website: Inismaan Library
Killimor Library
Killimor Cultural And Heritage Centre
Killimor, Ballinasloe H53 VE48
Telephone: 90 9676062
Email: killimor@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: killimorlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Killimor Library
Leenane Library
Leenane Community Hall
Derraheeda, Leenane H91 X2P7
Telephone: 95 42920
Email: leenane@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: [leenanelibrary@eircom.net leenanelibrary@eircom.net]
Website: Leenane Library
Letterfrack Library
Galway Mayo Institute Of Technology
Connemara West Centre
Letterfrack H91 AH5K
Telephone: 91 742666
Email: letterfrack@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: letterfracklibrary@eircom.net
Website: Letterfrack Library
Lettermore Library
Tiernea, Lettermore
Telephone: 91 551610
Email: tiernealibrary@eircom.net
Website: Lettermore Library
Loughrea Library
Church Street
Loughrea H62 EV61
Telephone: 91 847220
Email: loughrea@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: loughrealibrary@eircom.net
Website: Loughrea Library
Moylough Library
Moylough Community Resource Cultural & Heritage Centre
Moylough, Ballinasloe H53 D981
Telephone: 90 9679072
Email: moylough@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: moyloughlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Moylough Library
Oranmore Library
Main Street
Oranmore H91 PC59
Telephone: 91 792117
Email: oranmore@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: oranmorelibrary@eircom.net
Website: Oranmore Library
Oughterard Library
The Courthouse
Main Street
Oughterard H91 CC96
Telephone: 91 557002
Email: oughterard@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: oughterardlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Oughterard Library
Portumna Library
Castle Avenue
Portumna, Ballinasloe H53 WN23
Telephone: 90 9741261
Email: portumna@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: portumnalibrary@eircom.net
Website: Portumna Library
Roundstone Library
Roundstone Town Hall
Roundstone H91 EV10
Telephone: 95 35518
Email: roundstone@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: roundstonelibrary@eircom.net
Website: Roundstone Library
Spiddal Library (An Spidéal Library)
An Spidéal Thiar
An Spidéal H91 NT96
Telephone: 91 504028
Email: anspideal@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: spiddallibrary@eircom.net
Website: Spiddal Library
Tuam Library
High Street
Tuam H54 F627
Telephone: 91 509550
Email: tuam@galwaylibrary.ie
Email #2: tuamlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Tuam Library
Woodford Library
Woodford
Loughrea H62 EV62
Telephone: 90 9749887
Email: woodfordlibrary@eircom.net
Email #2: woodfordlibrary@eircom.net
Website: Woodford Library
Museums[edit | edit source]
Athenry Heritage Centre
St. Mary's
The Square
Athenry
Telephone: 091 844661
Email: athenryheritagecentre@gmail.com
Website: Athenry Heritage Centre
Website #2: 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
Spanish Parade
Galway City Centre
Galway H91 CX5P
Telephone: 091 532 460
Email: museum@galwaycity.ie
Website: Galway City Museum
Website #2: Galway City Museum
Website #3: 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.
Ionad Arann Heritage Centre
Cill Ronain
Inis Mor, Arainn
Telephone: 99 61355
Email: info@visitaranislands.com
Website: Ionad Arann Heritage Centre
Website #2: 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 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.