Over Salmon Weir Bridge from the LatinQuarter, 1.5-hectare (four-acre) Nun’s Island´s main landmark is the grey-limestone Galway Cathedral (pictured here), which looks pretty old but was actually built in neo-Renaissance style in the mid-1960s with a few modern interior touches such as the stained-glass window depicting the only Irish-American U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, who visited Galway in 1963 and is still honoured throughout Ireland; another interesting one features St. Joseph plying his trade as a carpenter, with the Virgin Mary sweeping the floor. And at the southern tip of the island is the wee Nun’s Island Theatre. (Fun fact No. 2: For all the talk about cathedrals and nuns, this island is actually the least religious part of town of all!)
Read more in my post Galway Is an Irish Charmer - and a 2020 European Capital of Culture.
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