Editing Galway (section)

====Harbour====
[[File:GalwayCorrib gobeirne.jpg|thumb|Ballyknow Quay, [[Claddagh]]]]
Galway is the most central port on the West Coast of Ireland in the sheltered eastern corner of Galway Bay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theportofgalway.ie/location-of-the-port-of-galway/|title=Location of the Port of Galway {{!}} A Legacy for our Future|last=alan|website=Port of Galway {{!}} Inspiration from the past, Innovation in the present, A legacy for the future...|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref> The harbour can be used by vessels up to {{DWT|10,000|metric|disp=long}} and the inner dock can accommodate up to 9 vessels at any one time.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Regular passenger ferry and freight services operate between Galway and the tourist destination of the [[Aran Islands]] which is home to [[World Heritage Site]] [[Dún Aonghasa]]. The islands also have regular links with the towns of [[Rossaveal]] and [[Doolin]], which are physically closer but far smaller.

Major work in the harbour area was carried out in 2009 to accommodate the stopover of the [[Volvo Ocean Race]]. This was one of the biggest events ever to visit Galway. The event returned with the finale of the race in June 2012.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}