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Galway, the largest county of Connaught, is celebrated in song and story throughout the world and is centrally located on the west coast of Ireland. A county of great beauty is a medley of contrasts – the wildest and most remote of the campaign has partnered with one of the liveliest and most popular in Europe. Designed as a magnet, visitors come again and again, fascinated by this most special of Irish counties. Galway town at the mouth of Galway Bay is both a picturesque and lively city with a wonderful avant-garde culture and a fascinating mix of locally owned, specialty stores, often with local crafts done. In fact, local crafts are a feature of the entire region including hand knit, ceramics, glass, jewelry and woodwork. The city has many relics of its medieval past and is worth taking time to explore. Has changed considerably over the last few years and has a fascinating blend of old and new architecture. The center of the city is conveniently compact enough to ramble around comfortably. Anyone who knows the song ‘Galway Bay’ will be familiar with the Cladding, previously a fishing village of thatched cottages, now and an area just outside the center of the city. Here is the birthplace of the world’s Cladding ring, a souvenir to take home, just to keep a little piece of Galway with them always.