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Galway In The Summertime
h summer time in Galway, festival offers the best in
breathe it in, get a breath music, theatre and dance, visual
of that country air, art and comedy. Street theatre
breathe the beauty of it also plays a major part in the
everywhere, get a look at that festival providing wonderful
clear blue sky. Summer days spent entertainment for the summer
lying on the grass down at shoppers. The organizers have
Spanish Arch, not a care in the gone all out this year bringing
world… in some of the finest national
and international acts including
There are plenty of attractions such homegrown talent as Bell X1
to catch the eye in Ireland and David Kitt and major stars
during the summer. June, July and such as Lambchop and David Gray.
August sees a host of music
festivals including electric The biggest festival in Galway
picnic, oxygen and the midlands has to be the Galway races. The
music festival but it’s out west Races become more popular every
in Galway where the best Irish year with record-breaking crowds
summer festivals are happening. thronging the city. There is
hardly an empty bed or empty bar
Things seem to go a bit quite for that matter to be found in
towards the end of may and early the city. The festival attracts
June with many of the students punters from every walk of life.
leaving the city but its not long There are big time gamblers
before the town is buzzing again willing to risk the shirt of
with the prospect of a fun filled their back as well as the more
summer casual gambler who is likely to
stick a pin in the form guide and
The Galway arts festival kicks risk a euro or two on the result.
off on the 17th of July. The
For those who just cant get Guinness. Not being an oyster
enough gambling there is the eater myself I will have to take
option of a trip to Salthill to their word for it.
try your luck in the casinos. One
armed bandits or slot machines as Another treat for the
some people call them are only artistically minded community in
too willing to take your money Galway is the film fleadh. This
.The Galway Race festival lasts event gives local filmmakers a
for 7 day and runs from July 31st wonderful opportunity to showcase
to August 6th. their talents. The festival also
attracts many international
The oyster festival, one for the filmmakers as well as their
food connoisseurs among you takes famous leading men and women. In
place in September. This event the past such luminaries as Jim
has proved hugely popular over Sheridan, Woody Harrelson, Sir
the years bringing many new faces Richard Attenborough and Michael
and strange accents to the city. Moore have attended the festival
The pride of the Galway oyster
festival is the Native oysters So Galway for the summer then?
called “Ostrea Edulis”. I’m told Have I convinced you? Go on you
the oysters go down particularly know you want to…:-)
well with a few pints of
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