Journey North Mystery Class Spring 2005

Introducing Mystery Class #3--Galway, Ireland
(Galway, Ireland 53.267 N, 9.050 W)

Greetings from Red Hen Montessori School in Galway Ireland!
	Galway city is located along the west central coast of Ireland, along Galway Bay.

My name is Laura, and I teach very young students here in Galway City at a Montessori school.

Galway City is in County Galway, in the west of Ireland, on the edge of the "Gaeltacht" (Irish speaking area). So, in addition to speaking English, many people here still speak Irish.

Aran Islands

Galway is a gateway to magnificent western Ireland areas such as Connemara, Corrib country, and the Aran Islands (shown here).

In Galway, our weather is very wet, but our lands are very green. Many people work as farmers here, but we also have many American companies with factories here in the medical and computer industries.

Galway has an excellent Universities and Colleges here.

On some of the streets in Galway, automobile traffic is prohibited, so that the streets are for walking only.

A quiet street scene in Galway

Although we don't have big mountains here, it can be very rocky in some places and very green in other places. And sheep and cows are a big part of our landscape.

Sheep grazing in the lush green landscape

And our Galway city seascape includes a colony of swans that is world-renowned. And some of our community events are quite famous too, such as our Arts Festival in July, the horse races in August, and the Oyster Festiveal in September.

Galway has some very unique mailboxes that have some fame too.

Finally, we can't forget that the Bridge Mills here in Galway make a good setting for Salmon fishing.