Tuesday October 8 was cooler (high of 13C) with some scattered 5 minute downpours. Luckily, most of the afternoon and evening was sunny and clear.
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| Leaving the "Zen Den" in the late morning |
We went to get some bread at a bakery just up the street. It had been closed both Sunday and Monday, although we had seen some folks baking in the back of the store on Monday.
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| Marmalade Bakery |
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Delicious pastries and bread
We got a baguette and two plum scones and chatted with the folks in the store. Just as we were leaving, there was a short downpour. We stepped back inside for a few minutes and the woman there treated us to very good "Red Eye Coffee" espressos.
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| Lots of treats- we may stop back here before we catch the bus to the airport on Friday |
We then walked back to Eyre Square en route to the Tourism Office. We passed the bust of John F. Kennedy located on one side of the Square.
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| The plaque reads: "Became Freeman of Galway Borough at This Place on 29th June 1963" |
We then headed over to the Galway City Museum. The museum houses several long-term exhibitions and two temporary exhibits. There were exhibits about prehistoric Galway; Medieval Galway; Revolution in Galway 1913-23; the Galway hooker fishing boat, which included a boat on display; sea science; and Keepers of the Gael- with explores Galelic society and culture. All exhibits are free.
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| Outside of the Galway City Museum |
We first had a late lunch at Kitchen Café in the Museum, which had been recommended to us.
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| Mezze plate |
In the entrance of the museum were some photos of Galway. We liked this photo of the market outside St. Nicholas Church, as we had been to the market in the same location on Sunday.
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| Market at St. Nicholas' Church, 1890 |
The section on the "Revolution" 1913-23 was very interesting. Lots of material from the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War.
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| We just saw this photo in Dublin at the spot where Pearse had surrendered |
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| Lots of info about Patrick Pearse |
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Bust of Éamonn Ceannt- one of the seven people that signed the proclamation.
He was executed in 1916. The train station in Galway is named after Ceannt. |
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| Order of executions. |
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| Internment Camp where Republican prisoners were held-- it became known as the "University of Revolution." |
There was a display of two posters- one pro-treaty and the other anti treaty from 1922. The pro-Treaty poster focuses on the collapse of the British Administration and the freedoms won under the Treaty, whereas the anti-Treaty handbill uses an image of the Irish Harp under the British Crown to symbolise continued British domination over Ireland.
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| Pro and Anti Treaty |
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| Galway hooker |
The museum provided insights into Irish history with a focus on Galway. The Irish struggle against the British is a major focus.
We had decided to go to hear some traditional music at Tig Coili, a pub just up the street from our Airbnb. They have live music at 6:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. every night. We got there at 6:00 p.m. and the place was already full.
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| Outside of Big Coili |
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| Busy Bar |
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| I had a Galway Hooker ale and Ailín had a Hot House Lager |
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| Lots of photos on the walls of the pub- Home of Traditional music |
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| The band-- The older guy on the right played a whistle and sang |
We stayed for just over an hour and then headed back to the Airbnb for a charcuterie dinner. We had earlier bought some meat and cheese at Sheridan's Cheesemongers. Our first dinner of the trip not in a restaurant.
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