Arthur's Day and Night, Galway

We were in Galway for what turned out to be a major Irish holiday - Arthur's Day. In 1759 Arthur Guiness signed a 9000 year lease - yes, nine-thousand years!) for his new brewery. In honor of the 250th anniversary the Irish threw an enormous party, with pints either free or 2.50 Euros. The streets were packed and there was music everywhere. Made me kinda sorry I can't stand the stuff!

There was a huge toast to Arthur at 17:59 exactly - but we had lost track of time and missed it.

Sparklers were used a lot, though you can't see much here

This was the best of the many, many groups playing Irish traditional music in the early evening, though it was clear that the party would really just get started about 9:00 - too late for the likes of us!