Discover Galway: City Guides O'Brien (ISBN 0862786312)

Efficient expansion of a tourist guide:
If you want more than the free folders given out by the tourist information office but not the hefty Story of Galway by Seán Spellisy, this is a recommended purchase. It does demystify the Lynch window malarkey effectively, shows off in photos and brief but sufficient text the main sights, the history of the town, and suggests the high points for a visitor. Galway's lacking in the plethora of guides available for Dublin, but this meets the demand of anyone curious about its legends and its facts. Although apparently out-of-print in the US, it's easily found at airport booksellers, any bookshop in Ireland, or many of those tourist info offices. It'd be a good souvenir or gift for those wanting to visit Galway to study up on before their own journey.