A Virtual Field Trip

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A Virtual Field Trip

• Galway, Ireland

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Virtual Field Trip

• Location
• Galway History
• Points of interest
• The city of Galway
• Surrounding Areas

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Location Ireland

• Ireland is an island just west of the England,
  Scotland and Whales.
• It is a part of Europe.
• Ireland is in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Location Galway

• Galway is located on the western coast of
  Ireland.
• It is in the County Galway.

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Location Galway City

• Here is a map of the city of Galway.
• For a more detailed map click here.

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Galway History

• Galway's city walls were built around by the
  Normans in the 13th century to defend their
  settlement on the River Corrib from the Irish
  O'Flagherty family from whom they had seized the
  land. The city was loyal to the English crown and
  was an important trading port trading with Spain
  and Portugal in the 15th and 16th centuries, but
  was sacked by Cromwell's forces after a nine
  month siege in 1652. The city also stood on the
  side of King James against William of Orange in
  1691 and was further destroyed. Its current
  revival has only been in recent decades.

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Points of Interest

• Kennys Bookshop
• Eyre Square a park in the center of the city
  where there is a monument to John F. Kennedy.
• Cathedral
• City Museum

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Points of Interest Eyre Square
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Points of Interest Cathedral

• Opened in 1965, the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed
  into Heaven and Saint Nicholas is situated on the
  site of the former county jail which closed in
  1939 and was notorious for its cruel treatment of
  prisoners.
• The largest and possibly the most impressive
  building in the city. The copper domed roof is
  visible for miles around and the massive site on
  which it stands is one of the largest in the city
  centre. Nearly all of the raw materials used in
  the building were supplied from the local area
  and is a fine example of Irish workmanship.
  Inside the visitor will find the cut-stone and
  wood carvings and wall paintings, particularly
  impressive. The style of the building is
  Hiberno-Romanesque which is unique eleventh
  century native Irish mode and pre-dates the
  Norman invasion.

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Points of Interest City Museum

• The Galway Museum is essentially a folk museum
  and it features a considerable number of
  artifacts related to the fishing industry, which
  was, and is an integral part of tradition in the
  city. The museum aims to provide a cross section
  of the antiques and implements that were
  historically used in Galway, reflecting its
  traditions. Artifacts include farm implements and
  tools as well as pieces of machinery. There is an
  impressive collection of military material,
  including arms. Galway's medieval heritage is
  also represented in the medieval section, along
  with a series of 17th century stone carvings.

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Galway

• Galway is the cultural capital of the west of
  Ireland and one of Europesmost popular tourist
  destinations.
• A centre of musical, theatrical, and festival
  activity throughout the year.
• A centre of musical, theatrical, and festival
  activity throughout the year.
• The beautiful and dramatic land and seascapes of
  Connemara, the Burren , the Cliffs of Moher and
  Aran Islands are just a short journey away.

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Surrounding areas Connemara

• One of the most scenic regions in Ireland, in
  much of which the Irish language is still in
  everyday use.
• The John Wayne movie The Quite Man was filmed
  here.

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Surrounding areas The Burren

• The Burren is a unique limestone landscape which
  has lainunspoilt since the ice-age. Here you can
  find relics relics of 6000 year oldhuman
  habitation, villages abandoned from famine times
  and extraordinarycaves.

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Surrounding Areas The Cliffs of Moher

• One of Ireland's foremost areas of outstanding
  natural beauty.
• Rising 700 feet from the sea, the Cliffs extend
  for five miles along this part of County Clare's
  coastline.

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Surrounding areas The Aran Islands

• You can find people living as they have for
  generations on the Aran Islands.
• The people live simply here with little
  technology.
• Most of the people speak the Irish language.

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