Hall of the Red Earl — Attraction in Galway

It’s a rather small area, dating back to the 13th century and it was Galway’s first municipal building and as such was used to collect the taxes, dispense justice and hosted banquets.

In the 15th century the Tribe families of Galway seized power from the De Burgos (the Hall got its name from Richard de Burgo, the Earl of Ulster, who was the grandson of the town’s founding father) and forced them to flee the city. The hall then was abandoned and fell and it was covered over and built upon.

The remains of the building were digged up by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in 1997 and it’s open to the public all year from Monday – Friday 9.30 to 16.45 & Saturday 10.00 to 13.00 (May – September)....

Very interesting site to visit. There's even a walkway and you can stand in the middle of it all.

The best part was a free walking tour around the surrounding streets. It ended up just being me and my husband and we loved every moment of it. The guide was very knowledgeable and his sincere enthusiasm for the history of Galway/Ireland shined through. We learned a lot and would recommend the tour to anyone....

I would love some hall of the Red Earl Street signs as I'm a Tour Guide part time who constantly need orientating and a few other streets like Druids lane would be great earmarkrdf a bit better . Some kind of short audio Visual even on a wall would be amazing.A great site so near the magical throng of Galway's...