Oh. My. Goodness. How spectacular is this city! We arrived in Galway in the late afternoon, and checked in to one of our favorite Keegan spots: Niland House. It was great fun to see Oliver again (he’s such a character!) and meet his brother, David. We settled in and headed for Shop Street and one of Mark’s favorite pubs- Neichtan’s. Mark didn’t get to enjoy it for long though- He and Larissa were whisked away for a radio interview about the show! Thanks to everyone back home who found a way to listen and send their love!
Once they returned we all went out for a lovely dinner followed by some liquid debauchery ;). We arrived on a Friday, and couldn’t load in until Monday, so we had a wonderful weekend to explore Galway! Some of us explored Galway lugging around a computer in need of repair in the freezing, relentless, sideways rain from shady shop to overrun superstore with a 10 day queue all day Saturday. Not all was lost though! I made friends with a lovely cab driver and it turned out my corrupted hard drive only cost 20 euro to fix! And there was still plenty of time for Bulmers!
It is always incredible to see Michael Diskin and his lovely wife Evyleen again! They both chauffeured us around to some great pubs, shared some wonderful stories and lots of laughs. Galway would not be as great without those two!!
Load in was quick and efficient with the help of Donnell, our new friend at the Town Hall Theatre. Goodness gracious the man is white lightning zipping around that massive theatre! He’s not all business though- he was so wonderful to work with and showed us a great time our last night; taking us around to some great pubs.
Tom, an amazing man who comes to any Keegan show that makes it to Galway without fail, treated us all out to a lovely lunch at Galleon's in Salthill. We all sat down to personalized menus that read "Welcome Keegan Theatre!" across the top. It was so wonderful to see him again (for some) and to have the honor of meeting him for the first time for the rest.
Tom, an amazing man who comes to any Keegan show that makes it to Galway without fail, treated us all out to a lovely lunch at Galleon's in Salthill. We all sat down to personalized menus that read "Welcome Keegan Theatre!" across the top. It was so wonderful to see him again (for some) and to have the honor of meeting him for the first time for the rest.
We can’t leave this recollection of Galway, without looking further back to the joyous union of Mark and Susan Rhea. They were married in this gorgeous city – and looking at them now, that is certainly the way to secure a happy marriage!
A short stop in Thurles and then home is just around the corner! See you soon.
Cheers!
Megan
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