Articles tagged ‘Galway’
Ten-Minute Toilet
By Seán | April 24th, 2007 |
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This is pretty awful. Some poor sap was having digestive issues and rushed into a pay toilet in Galway. After 10 minutes the door popped open, exposing him to the folks in the street. He had to pull up his pants (pretty much ensuring he’d need a new pair) and go outside to put more [...]
Daily Dose - 11 April
By Seán | April 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
Irish youth have ‘disregard for life?’: Read here
Subsidised bottled water for Galway: Read here
New funding for Irish historical buildings: Read here
Drink driving arrests on the increase: [...]
Don’t drink the water in Galway
By Seán | April 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ah, Ireland west - where the sun shines, the sea sparkles and the cryptosporidium makes folks who don’t boil their tap water very, very sick.
It’s been all over the news, but for those of you planning a trip to County Galway, remember what our good friend Dave Matthews tells us - Don’t Drink the water.
It [...]
Daily Dose - 25 Feb
By Seán | February 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
Snow Patrol to play Irish Oxygen festival: Read here
Polish president upsets gay Irish: Read here
Green party converges on Galway: Read here
Ireland to recognise non-EU doctors?: Read [...]
The Skeff Bar, Galway
By Seán | January 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Taking up a huge footprint on the west side of Eyre Square in Galway is the Skeff Bar.
Upstairs is the Skeffington Arms, an exclusively-priced hotel with aging rooms. Downstairs, however, is the impressive Skeff Bar. Everywhere there is skirting and molding. Kind golden lighting provides enough light to function without impeding on the natural [...]
The original Claddagh
By Seán | January 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
You’ve seen the design, it’s an icon of Ireland herself: The Claddagh Ring.
The origin of the ring’s design has various stories, but its production can be traced to Thomas Dillon’s jewelers in Galway. There is a one-room exhibit on the history of the ring set up inside the shop and numerous examples of the ring [...]
The Galway Hostel
By Seán | January 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Galway Hostel combines cheap rates with location, convenience and amenities - a combination that is hard to beat.
* The Galway Hostel, Galway
* Galway City Hostel, Frenchville Lane, Eyre Square, Galway
* Number of Stars: N/A
* Breakfast? Yes
* Dedicated non-smoking rooms? Yes
* Staff Friendliness (out of 10): 10
* Staff Competence (out of 10): 9
* [...]
Michael Vignoles, Irish instrument maker
By Seán | January 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Below is a video I shot a few years ago when I went to get a bodhran in Galway. Wifey and Aubie were with me at the time.
I used to show this video to my kids when I was teaching a unit on Irish music. After the video, I’d pull out the bodhran [...]
Eyre Square in Galway
By Seán | December 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If Galway is on your itinerary, you will be passing through, around or by Eyre Square.
For the last six years or so, the square has been a construction zone. It opened earlier this year, much to the delight of the Galway community. The renovation managed to preserve the sweeping lawns and added a couple [...]
Leonidas Chocolate shop, Galway
By Seán | December 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tucked into a corner along the breezeway of Galway’s Eyre Square shopping centre is the small, yellow shopfront of Leonidas chocolatier.
Every time I venture west to the city of Galway I make it a point to stop in at leonidas and purchase a small gift box selection of their hand-made dark chocolates for wifey. [...]
