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Dog's Bay is a horseshoe-shaped coastal inlet situated near the village of Roundstone in County Galway, Ireland. It is environmentally distinct because its white sand is composed almost entirely of the calcium carbonate shells of foraminifera, a type of microscopic marine organism, rather than quart...
Connemara National Park is a 2,000-hectare nature reserve located in County Galway, Ireland, established in 1980. The park encompasses sections of the Twelve Bens mountain range, including the accessible Diamond Hill, and features diverse terrain such as Atlantic blanket bogs, heath, and grasslands....
Glassilaun Beach is a remote coastal inlet located on the Renvyle Peninsula in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Composed of fine white sand, the beach is noted for its clear turquoise waters, which contrast sharply with the rugged surrounding bog and mountain landscape. The cove looks out onto Cru...
Gurteen Bay is a sheltered Atlantic beach near Roundstone, County Galway, Ireland, known for twin sandy beaches divided by a rocky headland.
The Dunmore-Ballyhaunis Esker System is a prominent glacial ridge complex located in western Ireland, spanning across areas of County Galway and County Mayo. The system is distinguished as one of the country's finest examples of a tunnel-deposited esker, formed during the last Ice Age by sediment ac...
The Ballinasloe Esker is a long, winding glacial ridge of sand and gravel located near the town of Ballinasloe in County Galway, Ireland. It forms part of the Eiscir Riada, a vast network of eskers that stretches across the Irish midlands and was historically used as a travel route. The ridge was fo...
The University of Galway is a public research university located in Galway, Ireland. Founded in 1845 as Queen's College, Galway, it is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. The institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across several colleges, including art...
The Galway Film Fleadh is an international film festival held annually in Galway, Ireland. Founded in 1989, the festival typically takes place over six days in July and showcases Irish and international cinema. It includes feature films, short films, and documentaries in its program, with competitio...
Craughwell Esker is a glaciofluvial ridge situated near the village of Craughwell in County Galway, Ireland. It consists of stratified sand and gravel deposited by meltwater streams that flowed through subglacial tunnels during the late Ice Age. Recognized as a notable geological formation, the eske...
Glenloughaun Esker SAC is a small County Galway, Ireland, ridge 5 km southwest of Ballinasloe, notable for orchid-rich calcareous grassland.
Kiltullagh Esker is a glacial ridge in County Galway, Ireland, notable for its association with Kiltullagh Lough and the surrounding lowlands.
Ahascragh Esker is a glacial sand-and-gravel ridge near Ahascragh in County Galway, Ireland, formed by meltwater deposits during the last deglaciation. Eskers are sinuous ridges formed by sediment deposited by meltwater rivers flowing within or beneath ice sheets. It is part of Ireland's network of...
The Ballygar Esker is a prominent geological ridge located near the town of Ballygar in County Galway, Ireland. It is a glaciofluvial landform created during the Pleistocene epoch by sediment deposited from meltwater streams flowing in tunnels beneath a massive ice sheet. The ridge physically record...
Mountbellew Esker is a glaciofluvial ridge of sand and gravel near Mountbellew in County Galway, Ireland. It formed during the last deglaciation when sediment carried by meltwater accumulated in channels associated with retreating ice. The landform is part of Ireland's extensive esker record and is...
Dunguaire Castle is a fortified tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay near Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland. It was built around 1520 by the Hynes clan, whose name is associated with the medieval territory of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne. The compact complex consists of a stone tower enclosed by...
Carrownurlaur Esker is a glaciofluvial ridge in County Galway, Ireland, notable for preserving stratified sediment from the last deglaciation.
Menlough Esker is a glacial sand-and-gravel ridge near Menlough in County Galway, Ireland. It was deposited by meltwater flowing through or beneath glacial ice during the last deglaciation, leaving a long, raised deposit after the surrounding ice and finer sediments disappeared. The landform is of i...
Boherbaun Esker is an Irish esker, a long, narrow glaciofluvial ridge made from layers of sand and gravel deposited by meltwater associated with glacial ice. As a Quaternary landform, it records the movement and drainage of meltwater during the glacial history of Ireland and belongs to a class of ge...
Masonbrook Esker is a glacial sand-and-gravel ridge near Masonbrook in County Galway, Ireland, marking a former route of subglacial meltwater.
Richmond Esker is a 39-acre national nature reserve near Moylough, County Galway, Ireland, protected in 1985 for native woodland on an esker ridge.
Renmore Barracks in Galway city is headquarters of the Irish Army's 1st Western Brigade and has served as a military installation since the 19th century.
