If you’re looking for an authentic Irish stag do, you’ve found it – Galway is Ireland’s home of music with live Irish music on every night of the week in the pubs, bars and clubs of Galway. Located in the province of Connacht, this is West Ireland’s best kept secret offering pedestrianised streets and some of the most breath-taking scenery you’ll ever see outside of the city.
The so-called “City of the Tribes” is a mecca of traditional Irish music, which you can see for yourselves at the Crane Bar, Monroes Tavern and Western Bar, to name a few – there you can dance and drink the night away to the throes of old Irish session musicians doing their thing – a hilarious main event for your Galway stag do that will live in infamy. This is also Ireland’s home of festivals, with many of the biggest cultural festivals (music, film and races) coming to Galway every year. Perfect to coincide with your stag party.
Did you know? In County Galway and near the city is the place with the longest name in Ireland, Muckanaghederdauhaulia comes in at a whopping 22 letters. Mouthful.