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Local histories, shipwrecks, people, placenames, industries, folklore, and archival records will be cross-linked to the places they concern.
county expertise record
Galway
Gaillimh
A growing geographic record of places, history, events, news, and research sources for Galway.
Research coverage
Knowledge is tracked lane by lane.
A county can have useful beach coverage while its archives, facilities, event calendars, or local sources still need work. Empty never means “none exists.”
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Locations in Galway
44 map-qualified places
Identified Beach
An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán
Non-Identified Beach
An Trá Mór, Gorumna Island
Identified Beach
Ballyloughane Beach
sand
Barna Pier and Beach
Identified Beach
Bathing Place at Portumna
unclassified
Beach and Seal Colony Viewpoint, Aran Islands
unclassified
Beach near Viewpoint Eeragh Lighthouse, Aran Islands
stone
Blackrock Diving Board and Beach
unclassified
Both Chuanna Thiar
unclassified
Caladh Spriogadáin
unclassified
Carrowmoreknock Pier
unclassified
Ceann Gainimh
unclassified
Ceann Gainimh Beach
unclassified
Cnoc Carrach Bay Beach
sand
Coneen Beach, Salthill Prom
unclassified
Cor Na Ron Middle Spot
unclassified
Céibh an Lochán Pier and Beach
Identified Beach
Céibh an Spidéil
sand
Dead Mans Beach
unclassified
Degnan's Beach, Aran Islands
unclassified
Doorath Derryloughaun West Beach
unclassified
Frenchman's beach and campsite, Aran Islands
Identified Beach
Grattan Road Beach
unclassified
Inisheer East Cove
unclassified
Inishmore Southern Beaches
unclassified
Kylebroghlan Bay Beach
unclassified
Oileán Dá Bhranóg Beach
Identified Beach
Port Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór, Aran Islands
unclassified
Remote Northern beach, Aran Islands
sand
Salthill Beach
Identified Beach
Salthill Beach, Blackrock
unclassified
Seanchéibh an Spidéil
Identified Beach
Silverstrand Beach
unclassified
Spiddal Beach
unclassified
Teachmor East Bay Beach
Identified Beach
Traught Beach, Kinvara
sand
Trawclogh Beach
Identified Beach
Trá Inis Oírr (Inisheer Main Beach)
Non-Identified Beach
Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis Oirr
Identified Beach
Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags)
unclassified
Trá Sáilín
Identified Beach
Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua
Identified Beach
Trá na bhForbacha, Na Forbacha
Identified Beach
Trá na mBan, An Spidéal
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