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Take a walking tour of the dark side of Galway City with an experienced regional guide and member of Approved Tourist Guides of Ireland. Galway Dark Tour exposes the visitor to the murky world of murders, executions, and deaths, sharing with them Galway’s dark past.
Hear of the terrible tragedy that happened in the former pro-Cathedral. Discover how the building that's now the King's Head Pub is connected to the beheading of King Charles I of England. Listen to locals' experiences of An Gorta Mór (The Great Famine). Find out why a father hung his own son. Hear about the Maamtrasna murders; murders, which occurred over a hundred years ago but locals are still reeling from today. Discover the story of a young woman who was murdered in a crime of passion.
It's a fast food restaurant where the Royal Hotel used to be.
04:00 PM
Hear about a terrible tragedy that happened in this church on Christmas morning 1842.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The King's Head pub is a popular spot in Galway city but the building has a connection to the beheading of King Charles I of England.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Spanish Arch is by the River Corrib. Many people emigrated from the docks in Galway, about a 10 minute walk from the Spanish Arch, during An Gorta Mór (the Great Hunger). Hear how the city was affected by the Great Hunger.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Galway is known as the City of the Tribes. The Tribes were 14 families who controlled Galway during the medieval period. Hear about the Mayor of Galway, who hung his own son in the 1400s.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Galway Cathedral is on the site of the former Galway Gaol. Many people were hanged on-site during the jail's lifetime. Hear about three men who were hanged at Galway Gaol in 1882 for their part in the Maamtrasna Murders.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Supermacs is on the site of the former Royal Hotel. Hear about a crime of passion that occurred in the hotel in 1884, resulting in the death of a young woman.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Operated by Marteen Lane - Tour Guide & Cultural Heritage Writer
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