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As Galwegian as the Spanish Arch or Eyre Square, St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church is the largest medieval parish church in the country still in daily use. It is a microcosm of all the storied heritage and culture that Galway has to offer, all in one building.

The church of St Nicholas of Myra was first built c1320, making it 700 years old this year. It is the largest medieval church in Ireland and there has been constant Christian worship there since it was built. The chancel with its three windows in the south wall dates from the beginning, the nave, and the transept date from about a century later. In 1477 Christopher Columbus is believed to have worshipped here. In 1484, the church was granted Collegiate jurisdiction by which it was to be governed by a warden and vicars who would be appointed by the mayor and burghers of the town.