Throughout Ireland people of all ages and occupations prepare for the Galway races with a fervour that is almost religious in its intensity.
Budgets are planned, holidays are arranged, and business is scheduled to conform with the sacrosanct dates of the annual week-long festival.
Ballybrit, about 5km from Galway. Shuttle bus services are provided during race week.
www.galwayraces.com/
www.carrentalzone.com/galway-race.html
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