num_pages: 240
description: The Grand Tour of Galway brings together eight centuries of travel writing about the county, its dramatic landscapes and rich history. Brendan Behan, James Joyce, William Makepeace Thackeray, W.B. Yeats and nearly sixty others share their adventures and impressions. You will hear from the filmmaker documenting life on Aran, the German prince looking for a rich bride, and the American missionary distributing Bibles on the eve of the Famine. They take the reader on a journey through all parts of the county – from Galway City to the Aran Islands, from Connemara to East Galway. The accounts are vividly illustrated with antique maps, historical photographs and rare illustrations.
language: English
title: The Grand Tour of Galway
titlecomplete: The Grand Tour of Galway
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Cailleach Books