Magnificent bronze statue of city’s inspiration teeters toward scrap heap
Thu, Sep 24, 2026
A stunning statue of the mythical princess the city, county and bay of Galway are named after may never grace the banks of the Corrib after a spat between its maker and the City Council.
Sculptor of international renown Alan Clarke has written a five-page account of his attempts to have Gailbhe installed on the city’s newest bridge, the €10m Droichead an Dóchas.
The Advertiser has seen the finished Gailbhe, and can reveal Clarke has formally withdrawn from the project. It would have been the city’s first ever erection of a statue to an individual woman - better known as Galvia, in Latin - who may have actually existed in reality.
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