County Galway Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Ireland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
British Newspaper Archive (County Galway) Website: British Newspaper Archive (County Galway)

County Galway Archives Galway County Council Archives Galway County Libraries HQ Island House Cathedral Square Galway H91 RYC9 Telephone: 091 509388 Email: [mailto:archivist@galwaycoco.ie archivist@galwaycoco.ie] Website: County Galway Archives

County Galway Genealogy Archives Website: County Galway Genealogy Archives

Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Galway) Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Galway)

The Irish Archives (County Galway) Website: The Irish Archives (County Galway)

Libraries
Click on the City Branches arrow on the websites listed below.

Galway City
Ballybane Library Ballybane Neighbourhood Village Castlepark Road Ballybane H91 VE03 Telephone: 91 509244/380590 Email: [mailto:ballybane@galwaylibrary.ie ballybane@galwaylibrary.ie] Website: Ballybane Library

Galway City Centre Library Hynes Buildings St. Augustine Street Galway H91 R6WF Telephone: 91 561666 Email: [mailto:info@galwaylibrary.ie info@galwaylibrary.ie] Website: Galway City Centre Library

Westside Library Seamus Quirke Road Galway H91 Y067 Telephone: 91 520616 Email: [mailto:westside@galwaylibrary.ie westside@galwaylibrary.ie] Website: Westside Library

County Galway
Athenry Library Swan Gate Athenry H65 C992 Telephone: 91 845592 Email: [mailto:athenry@galwaylibrary.ie athenry@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:athenrylibrary@eircom.net athenrylibrary@eircom.net] Website: Athenry Library

Ballinasloe Library Society Street Ballinasloe H53 T320 Telephone: 91 509551/90 9643464 Email: [mailto:ballinasloe@galwaylibrary.ie ballinasloe@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:ballinasloelibrary@eircom.net ballinasloelibrary@eircom.net] Website: Ballinasloe Library

Ballygar Library Market Square Ballygar F42 W656 Telephone: 90 6624919 Email: [mailto:ballygar@galwaylibrary.ie ballygar@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:ballygarlibrary@eircom.net ballygarlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Ballygar Library

Carraroe Library (An Cheathrú Rua Library) An Scailp Chultúrtha An Cheathrú Rua H91 HY76 Telephone: 91 595733 Email: [mailto:anceathrurua@galwaylibrary.ie anceathrurua@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:carraroelibrary@eircom.net carraroelibrary@eircom.net] Website: Carraroe Library

Clifden Library Market Street Clifden H71 Y892 Telephone: 95 21092 Email: [mailto:clifden@galwaylibrary.ie clifden@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:clifdenlibrary@eircom.net clifdenlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Clifden Library

Dunmore Library High Street Dunmore, Tuam H54 V802 Telephone: 93 38923 Email: [mailto:dunmore@galwaylibrary.ie dunmore@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:dunmorelibrary@eircom.net dunmorelibrary@eircom.net] Website: Dunmore Library

Eyrecourt Library Church Lane Eyrecourt, Ballinasloe H53 AW77 Telephone: 90 9675056 Email: [mailto:eyrecourt@galwaylibrary.ie eyrecourt@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:eyrecourtlibrary@eircom.net eyrecourtlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Eyrecourt Library

Glenamaddy Library Creggs Road Glenamaddy, Castlerea Co. Roscommon F45 DY98 Telephone: 94 9659734 Email: [mailto:glenamaddy@galwaylibrary.ie glenamaddy@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:glenamaddylibrary@eircom.net glenamaddylibrary@eircom.net] Website: Glenamaddy Library

Gort Library Church Road Gort H91 F5P8 Telephone: 91 631224 Email: [mailto:gort@galwaylibrary.ie gort@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:gortlibrary@eircom.net gortlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Gort Library

Headford Library Saint Farnan's Hall Church Road Headford H91 N5P9 Telephone: 93 36406 Email: [mailto:headford@galwaylibrary.ie headford@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:headfordlibrary@eircom.net headfordlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Headford Library

Inishbofin Library Inishbofin Community Centre Middlequarter, Inisbofin H91 TC6C Telephone: 95 45891 Email: [mailto:inishbofin@galwaylibrary.ie inishbofin@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:inishbofinlibrary@eircom.net inishbofinlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Inishbofin Library

Inisheer Library (Inis Oírr Library) Comhar Na Noileán An Tra, Inis Oírr H91 D27X Telephone: 99 75154 Email: [mailto:inisoirr@galwaylibrary.ie inisoirr@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:inisoirrlibrary@eircom.net inisoirrlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Inisheer Library

Inishmore Library (Cill Ronain Library) Kilronan, Inis Mór Telephone: 099 20937 Email: [mailto:inismor@galwaylibrary.ie inismor@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:kilronanlibrary@eircom.net kilronanlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Inishmore Library

Inismaan Library (Inis Meáin Library) Ionad Pobail Inis Meáin Ceathrú An Teampaill, Inis Meáin H91 FC61 Telephone: 99 73126 Email: [mailto:inismeain@galwaylibrary.ie inismeain@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:leaharlanninismeain@eircom.net leaharlanninismeain@eircom.net] Website: Inismaan Library

Killimor Library Killimor Cultural And Heritage Centre Killimor, Ballinasloe H53 VE48 Telephone: 90 9676062 Email: [mailto:killimor@galwaylibrary.ie killimor@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:killimorlibrary@eircom.net killimorlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Killimor Library

Leenane Library Leenane Community Hall Derraheeda, Leenane H91 X2P7 Telephone: 95 42920 Email: [mailto:leenane@galwaylibrary.ie leenane@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [leenanelibrary@eircom.net leenanelibrary@eircom.net] Website: Leenane Library

Letterfrack Library Galway Mayo Institute Of Technology Connemara West Centre Letterfrack H91 AH5K Telephone: 91 742666 Email: [mailto:letterfrack@galwaylibrary.ie letterfrack@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:letterfracklibrary@eircom.net letterfracklibrary@eircom.net] Website: Letterfrack Library

Lettermore Library Tiernea, Lettermore Telephone: 91 551610 Email: [mailto:tiernealibrary@eircom.net tiernealibrary@eircom.net] Website: Lettermore Library

Loughrea Library Church Street Loughrea H62 EV61 Telephone: 91 847220 Email: [mailto:loughrea@galwaylibrary.ie loughrea@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:loughrealibrary@eircom.net loughrealibrary@eircom.net] Website: Loughrea Library

Moylough Library Moylough Community Resource Cultural & Heritage Centre Moylough, Ballinasloe H53 D981 Telephone: 90 9679072 Email: [mailto:moylough@galwaylibrary.ie moylough@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:moyloughlibrary@eircom.net moyloughlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Moylough Library

Oranmore Library Main Street Oranmore H91 PC59 Telephone: 91 792117 Email: [mailto:oranmore@galwaylibrary.ie oranmore@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:oranmorelibrary@eircom.net oranmorelibrary@eircom.net] Website: Oranmore Library

Oughterard Library The Courthouse Main Street Oughterard H91 CC96 Telephone: 91 557002 Email: [mailto:oughterard@galwaylibrary.ie oughterard@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:oughterardlibrary@eircom.net oughterardlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Oughterard Library

Portumna Library Castle Avenue Portumna, Ballinasloe H53 WN23 Telephone: 90 9741261 Email: [mailto:portumna@galwaylibrary.ie portumna@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:portumnalibrary@eircom.net portumnalibrary@eircom.net] Website: Portumna Library

Roundstone Library Roundstone Town Hall Roundstone H91 EV10 Telephone: 95 35518 Email: [mailto:roundstone@galwaylibrary.ie roundstone@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:roundstonelibrary@eircom.net roundstonelibrary@eircom.net] Website: Roundstone Library

Spiddal Library (An Spidéal Library) An Spidéal Thiar An Spidéal H91 NT96 Telephone: 91 504028 Email: [mailto:anspideal@galwaylibrary.ie anspideal@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:spiddallibrary@eircom.net spiddallibrary@eircom.net] Website: Spiddal Library

Tuam Library High Street Tuam H54 F627 Telephone: 91 509550 Email: [mailto:tuam@galwaylibrary.ie tuam@galwaylibrary.ie] Email #2: [mailto:tuamlibrary@eircom.net tuamlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Tuam Library

Woodford Library Woodford Loughrea H62 EV62 Telephone: 90 9749887 Email: [mailto:woodfordlibrary@eircom.net woodfordlibrary@eircom.net] Email #2: [mailto:woodfordlibrary@eircom.net woodfordlibrary@eircom.net] Website: Woodford Library

Museums
Athenry Heritage Centre St. Mary's The Square Athenry Telephone: 091 844661 Email: [mailto:athenryheritagecentre@gmail.com athenryheritagecentre@gmail.com] Website: Athenry Heritage Centre Website #2: Athenry Heritage Centre


 * The mission statement of Athenry Heritage Centre is to conserve and enhance the cultural and historical amenities of the best-preserved medieval town in Ireland. It is the ideal place to discover the rich history of this medieval town. Learn how the Anglo-Normans made Athenry the town it is today and experience this history with interactive exhibits of weaponry, armour, the dungeon, and the market square.

Galway City Museum Spanish Parade Galway City Centre Galway H91 CX5P Telephone: 091 532 460 Email: [mailto:museum@galwaycity.ie museum@galwaycity.ie] Website: Galway City Museum Website #2: Galway City Museum Website #3: Galway City Museum


 * Galway City Museum has three floors of exciting exhibitions engaging visitors in the archaeology, history, and sea science of Galway. The attraction is one of Galway’s most popular cultural hotspots and welcomes over 200,000 visitors per year.

Ionad Arann Heritage Centre Cill Ronain Inis Mor, Arainn Telephone: 99 61355 Email: [mailto:info@visitaranislands.com info@visitaranislands.com] Website: Ionad Arann Heritage Centre Website #2: Ionad Arann Heritage Centre


 * Step up from the Ferryboat or the village and step into the essential Arainn, a window into the lives and times of a resilient people. A guided tour through the Centre will take you back more than two thousand years in the life and times of the Aran Islands.  Vivid exhibitions will introduce you to the landscape, traditions and culture of these harsh, yet beautiful Atlantic Isles.

For a list of County Galway museums, go to List of museums in the Republic of Ireland in Wikipedia. Click on the arrow in the column heading labeled County to make the listing alphabetical by county name beginning with County Carlow.