page_title: Galway
hierarchical_section_title: Galway
caption_attribution_description: English: A collage of Galway City, Ireland (Gaillimh, Eire)
context_page_description: Galway is a city in County Galway in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city in Ireland, with a population at the 2016 Census of 79,934.
  Galway is renowned for its vibrant lifestyle and for hosting numerous festivals, celebrations and events such as The Galway Arts Festival. In 2018, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. The city is currently the European Capital of Culture for 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia.
context_section_description: Galway (/ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ GAWL-way; Irish: Gaillimh, [ˈɡal̠ʲɪvʲ]) is a city in County Galway in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city in Ireland, with a population at the 2016 Census of 79,934.
  Galway is renowned for its vibrant lifestyle and for hosting numerous festivals, celebrations and events such as The Galway Arts Festival. In 2018, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. The city is currently the European Capital of Culture for 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia.
caption: Top to bottom: Galway Cathedral, National University of Ireland - Galway, Eyre Square, Galway Harbour, The Long Walk
exif: {"Image ExifOffset": "26", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "2800", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "2800"}