A photograph of Shop Street in Galway, most likely the second half of the nineteenth century, courtesy of the National Library of Ireland. Lynch’s Castle can be seen on the left, and the name ‘P. H. Kirwan’ appears over the door of Lynch’s Castle. Further down, there is a clothes shop. The name ‘Kelly’ appears over the door of a shop beyond this and the words ‘Duffy’s Tea Warehouse’ appear on a shopfront further down. On the other side of the street, a clothes shop called ‘Donnelan’s’ can be seen. Nearer to the camera, there is a Saddler’s shop with ‘T. F. Talbot’ over its door. On the same side of the street, there is a shoe shop advertising ‘Tylers shoes and boots’. On the corner at Lynch’s Castle, there is an ornate street light, and there is a horse and coach in the background with the advertising words ‘White Rose 1001 Finest American Lamp Oil Pratt’s Spirit’. There is a street sign pointing to ‘Pratt’s Spirit’. There are many pedestrians in the photograph, most of the men are wearing caps and many of the women are wearing bonnets. Two women are not wearing anything on their heads but are wearing shawls.