The Poetry Plaques of Galway tour

Galway has been described as the ‘throbbing heart’ of Ireland’s mid-West. It is a vibrant multicultural city with up to 120 festivals annually that celebrate many and varied artistic activities throughout the year. As the city is situated on the edge of the country’s largest Gaeltacht, native culture and the Irish language are very influential in the cultural life of the city and this particularly true of literature.

The original Galway Poetry Plaque project was started jointly by Kenny's Bookshop and the Galway City Council in conjunction with the Cúirt Literary Festival back in 2005.

Pieces of creative writing about Galway are celebrated by being cast in bronze or engraved in limestone, capturing the fine words written about the places in which they are situated around the city.

In total, there are now 28 plaques on the Galway Poetry Trail. Each plaque offers the viewer a moment of quiet contemplation with words to lift the soul in a busy urban environment. Our WTT tour cover about 16 of those around the inner city and the meet-up point is the front entrance to the Town Hall Theatre, Woodquay.

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