We visit the Friendliest City in Europe - Galway, Ireland. 

Thanks for the correction. Yes, I got Monroe's Tavern off Fairhill Road Upper mixed up with The Salt House on Raven Terrace. I bet the tourists are heavy in the summer months. Living in the Las Vegas desert makes me think that people in Ireland will be much better off with all the climate change issues.

Thank you.

Because the Irish is Gaillimh and that's just how people pronounce it

@@chairjacker Interesting. Had to look it up: The city takes its name from that of the river, the Gaillimh. The word Gaillimh means "stony" as in "stony river". Today, the river is commonly called the River Corrib, after Lough Corrib, just to the north.

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I feel like the made a mistake changing it from NUIG to UG

I also did my university studies back in the 80s; seems so far away. I wasn't aware of all the name changes which apparently cause some confusion. Founded as Queen's College, Galway in 1845, then known as University College, Galway until 1997, then National University of Ireland, Galway until 2022. Now University of Galway.

A lady we know from our pickleball club, mid-50s, told us she used to date a musician from Galway back in the day. Guessing she still has fond memories as well.

Thank you so much.

Thank you. Appreciate your comment.

Definitely worth a visit and easy to reach via train.

Ya if u go u should think of gong to tuam it is 20 minutes out from Galway

@freyacarney9324 Interesting history. You must be moving if you can make the normally 44 minute trek in 20 minutes. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuam

@@arthousecreations1 we use the moter way to go in and out

Wow, one month is a long time. Didn't see many sheep in Galway but Killarney had so many.

Yea were u at the shopping centre it's the best especially pennys

@freyacarney9324 Yes, Corbett Court Shopping Centre. So many shops. Great how they incorporated part of the old walls. Bought some items at Dunnes Stores.

You have several options to visit the Cliffs of Moher from Galway. 1) take a tour, 2) take a boat, 3) drive, 4) train/bus, or 5) bike/walk. Lally Tours has some reasonable options.

This was in April. At that time a light coat was fine with the occasional spurt of rain and wind.

Lol that is every month

If you love Ireland, you may also enjoy this video that covers all the places we visited in Ireland: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J0M0IlWjO00.html

The weather and temperatures will be more of a challenge in December so dress warm and plan ahead for inside activities if needed. In Dublin the low will be around 37° and high of 47° with about 12 days of rain in the month. In Dublin I would visit the free National Gallery of Ireland and National Museum of Ireland-Decorative Arts & History. In Galway, I enjoyed exploring the Galway Cathedral and University of Galway. There are so many options. Have a great trip. I have several Dublin vidoes you can watch to get some ideas; just see the Ireland playlist.

@@arthousecreations1 thank you so much

Make sure to have a jacket with u at all times also don't expect snow we have frost and rain and wind it nice though have fun I live here

@@freyacarney9324 it sounds like weather in Seattle

@@matthewgyasi9881 lol

I currently don't have a large selection of music available for this channel as it isn't monetized so I generally work with free music. But appreciate your comments so that next time I can make a better effort to get more authentic music. Given that there are about 36 million ethnic Irish residing in the US, there always seem to be some type of Irish or Irish influenced bands playing locally. And the music ranges widely from the traditional to the hybrid mixes. I personally favor Irish punk bands like The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, etc. They even had an "Irish" band playing one day during our bike ride through Iowa. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AGs7C7PWrcM.htmlsi=dC0Ktw9Dte4xWaYE&t=737

The Galway portion was a bit rainy at times but not during the entire visit. The first evening had some light rain but the next day had no rain, just some wind. We were very fortunate during our entire visit to Ireland (Dublin, Belfast, Killarney) that we had some great weather in April. The train ride from Dublin to Galway was uneventful by train but there were a few interesting landscapes including sheep farms, bogs, country estates, etc. Always fun to people watch during the train station stops. Yes, the train took about 2.5 hours.

I wasn't aware. Always thought that was Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen or Ibiza, Spain.

Some interesting facts about Ireland, the total population is about 5 million. The city of Dublin has about 1 million whereas the Dublin urban area is about 1.9 million. Galway has about 71 thousand. The Irish population density is about 73 people per square kilometer (ranked 139th in the world) - US is 36/km2; China 146/km2. During the Potato Famine -between 1845 and 1851 - two million people died or were forced to emigrate from Ireland. The population of Ireland has never been able to repopulate to its pre-famine level of approximately 8 million residents. The entire island of Ireland, both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, have a population around 6.8 million people. The economy in Ireland has been one of the strongest in Europe in recent years with consistently rising wages. Major industries in Ireland include high-tech, life sciences, and financial services.

​@@arthousecreations1the population of the whole island of ireland is still 2 million less than before the famine

@@AlainnCorcaigh Crazy to think about after approximately 175 years when the total world populaton grew from 1.2 billion to 8 billion.

Galway Girl sculpture (2022) outside The Quays Bar, Quay Street. The Quays Bar explained to Galway Beo that this lovely lady represents “Galway girl”.

Unfortunately no. But I've been to several and found Galway to be friendly and hospitable.

Yes, I've been corrected. GAULway. Guess after this video, everyone will know.

Yes, you are correct. I've admitted my error in the description and also attempted the correct pronunciation in the following video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J0M0IlWjO00.html

We took the train so had no traffic issues but only observed normal traffic in the city proper. Also several streets are pedestrian only except for work vehicles. Everyone we encountered was pleasant and we found the prices reasonable.

Somebody’s never been to Dublin...

@@amymcdonagh1128 right?! pretty sure i could get a round in Galway in Garavan's for the price of one pint in the big shmoke after 8p.m

Yep, you are correct. My mistake.

Yes, I got it wrong. Thanks for the correction.

Appreciate the feedback. I just created some new videos about our biking adventures during an annual bike ride and included an opening narrative with each video. I'll be sure to include them going forward. If you have the time, perhaps you could watch part of this video and let me know if this works better. Thanks. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zZ6nM_lxXvE.html

You are correct. But I was instructed on the correct pronunciation so now I feel much better.