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List of public art in Galway city

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This is a list of public art on permanent display in Galway City Ireland. The list applies only to public art accessible in a public space; it does not include artwork in display inside museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics.

Public art in city centre

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Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Notes
More images	Galway hookers Monument	Eyre Square	1984	Éamonn O'Doherty	^[1]
	Browne Doorway	Eyre Square	1627		^[2]
	Pádraic Ó Conaire (Bronze replica)	Eyre Square	2017	Maurice Quillinan, based on 1935 original by Albert Power	^[3] Limestone original now in Galway City Museum (see below)
	Liam Mellows Monument	Eyre Square	1957	Domhnall Ó Murchadha	^[4]
	Kennedy Memorial	Eyre Square	1965	Albert O'Toole
	Lynch Coat of Arms, Lynch's Castle	Shop Street	Medieval	Unknown
	Christopher Columbus Monument	Spanish Arch Parade	1992	Mick Wilkins	^[5]
	Oscar Wilde & Eduard Vilde	William Street	2004	Replica of original by T. Kirsipuu ^[6]	Original of this sculpture is located in Tartu.^[7]
	Final Journey	Forster Street	2009	Mick Wilkins	Magdalen women memorial ^[8]
	Galway Girl	Quay Street 53.2711°N 9.0541°W / 53.2711; -9.0541	2022		^[9]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Notes
	Claddagh Memorial Sculpture	Claddagh Quay	2003	Mick Wilkins	^[10]
	Thomas Nicholas Burke	Nimmo's Pier, Claddagh	1948	John Francis Kavanagh^[11]	^[12]
	Naomh Máirtín de Porres	St. Mary's Priory, Claddagh Quay	1989	James McKenna	^[13]
More images	Claddagh Icon	Father Griffin Road/ Fairhill Road Upper 53.2694°N 9.0572°W / 53.2694; -9.0572	2009	John Coll	^[14]
	Galway Famine Ship Memorial	Celia Griffin Memorial Park, Salthill	2012		^[15]

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Notes
Cathal Ó Fríl Monument	University of Galway
Ceiliúradh	University of Galway		John Coll
Equality Emerging	University of Galway	2001	John Behan	^[16]
Twin Spires	University of Galway		John Behan

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Designation	Notes
	Lord Dunkellin	Eyre Square	1873	John Henry Foley			Destroyed in 1922 ^[17]
	Pádraic Ó Conaire	Eyre Square	1935	Albert Power			Limestone original vandalised in 1999. Now in Galway City Museum^[18]

List_of_public_art_in_Galway_city

List of public art in Galway city

Public art in city centre

The Claddagh and Salthill

University of Galway

Past public art

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