The 10 Best Shopping in Galway, Western Ireland

March 26, 2022 Milan Banda

For visitors, the best thing about Galway is that you can walk everywhere. As soon as you arrive, enjoy a walk through the city streets. There, you'll find lively pubs, independent shops and winding cobblestone streets packed with students, artists, writers and craftspeople. You may even hear Gaelic spoken. For a day trip, take a ferry to the island of Inis Mor. You'll return refreshed by the ocean air and Inis Mor's breathtaking scenery. Oh, and be sure to wear sunscreen on the island, no matter how chilly it is. (Just trust us, okay?)
Restaurants in Galway

1. Charlie Byrne's Bookshop

The Corn Store Middle Street, Galway Ireland +353 91 561 766 [email protected] http://www.charliebyrne.ie
Excellent
89%
Good
10%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 96 reviews

Charlie Byrne's Bookshop

Brimming with books on every imaginable subject, Charlie Byrne’s is Ireland’s best-loved independent bookshop in the heart of Galway City, stocking over 100,000 new, bargain and secondhand books!

Reviewed By T921COsamantham - Belfast, United Kingdom

Exactly what a book shop should be - forget the kindle this is what we need in all the best quirky places on earth

2. McCarthy's Jewellery Shop

8 Shop Street, Galway Ireland +353 91 568 643 http://mccarthysjewellery.com
Excellent
90%
Good
10%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 10 reviews

McCarthy's Jewellery Shop

3. An Tuirne Island Handknits and Crafts

Aran Islands, Galway Ireland http://www.irelandwide.com/irgfts/antuirne/
Excellent
100%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 8 reviews

An Tuirne Island Handknits and Crafts

10 Upper Abbeygate Street, Galway eire Ireland +353 87 769 2014 [email protected] http://www.vandaluddy.com
Excellent
75%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 4 reviews

Vanda Art Gallery

5. Blacoe Jewellers

4 Abbeygate Street Lower, Galway Ireland +353 91 561 003 https://www.facebook.com/BlacoeJewellers/
Excellent
100%
Good
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Satisfactory
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Poor
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 1 reviews

Blacoe Jewellers

6. My Shop... Granny Likes It

30 Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway Ireland +353 91 534 877 [email protected] http://www.myshopgranny.com
Excellent
87%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 15 reviews

My Shop... Granny Likes It

My Shop...granny likes it is a small shop based in Galway, in the west of Ireland. We nurture, support and promote contemporary Irish design, craft and art.

7. Bell Book and Candle

Sea Road Small Crane, Galway Ireland +353 91 589 060 http://thisisgalway.ie/shop-galway/bell-book-and-candle/
Excellent
80%
Good
20%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 5 reviews

Bell Book and Candle

8. Amber

18 Mary Street, Galway H91 F7K4 Ireland +353 91 567 810 [email protected] http://www.holisticproductsireland.com
Excellent
86%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 7 reviews

Amber

A unique hidden gem with definitely something different. We have a wide range of gifts from Himalayan salt lamps, candles, crystals from all around the world, gemstones, soaps, sterling silver jewellery, quirky gifts, and more! We have different Holistic Therapies and Workshops: weekly meditations, day courses, healings and readers!

9. Galway Woolen Market

21 High Street, Galway Ireland +353 91 562 491
Excellent
83%
Good
17%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 6 reviews

Galway Woolen Market

Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia

Galway is on the sea; is famous for its woolen goods. The woollens are both handcrafted and machine made. The handcrafted sweaters are known as "gansey," this is a contraction of "guernsey." Some of the best come frorm the Isles of Arrran. Each gansey has a unique pattern, the knitter makes it for her family. In the old days, each fishermen wore his special gansey when the went to sea, to allow for identification if he was lost overboard.

10. Tiny Traders Village

45 Dominick St. Nuns Island, Galway H91 E1NY Ireland +353 85 165 9402 [email protected] https://tiny-traders-galway.myshopify.com/
Excellent
92%
Good
8%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 25 reviews

Tiny Traders Village

Tiny Traders Village is a vibrant and colourful local community marketplace where visitors can enjoy a huge array of local Foods, Art, Crafts, Cosmetics, Beverages, Live Music and more in a one of Galway's most storied buildings in a chilled out atmosphere.

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