Galway, Ireland

At the Blackrock point along the two-kilometer walk of Salthill Promenade, which overlooks several beaches and the Atlantic seafront, it’s customary to ‘kick the wall,’ a long-standing tradition as part of a walk along the prom. You get to the end, you kick the wall, you turn back. It’s been mystifying tourists for years. In 2012, an initiative to fundraise for local charities was developed by the Galway Salthill Rotary Club. Now the inscription reads: “When you kick the wall. Make it a powerful one.”

Along the Salthill Promenade

The Irish for Salthill is “Bóthar na Tra,” which literally means “the road by the sea.”

Galway Cathedral

Galway Cathedral

Galway Cathedral

The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, commonly known as Galway Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Galway, Ireland, and one of the largest and most impressive buildings in the city. Construction began in 1958 on the site of the old city prison.

Peat bog

Lough Corrib?

A lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland.

Kylemore Abbey