Lynch's Castle

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    cnr Shop & Upper Abbeygate Sts, city centre
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Considered the finest town castle in Ireland, the old stone town house Lynch's Castle was built in the 14th century, though much of what you see today dates from around 1600. The Lynch family was the most powerful of the 14 ruling Galway 'tribes', and members of the family held the position of mayor no fewer than 80 times between 1480 and 1650.

Stonework on the castle's façade include ghoulish gargoyles, and the coats of arms of Henry VII, the Lynches and the Fitzgeralds of Kildare. The castle is now a branch of the Allied Irish Bank, and you can peer into its old fireplace while withdrawing money from the foyer's ATMs.