Mapping the Corrib Soundscape
Date /Time
Sunday 01 October, 11:00 hrs
Saturday 07 October 15:00 hrs
Meet, Depart from The Mick Lally Theatre
This event is FREE and open to the public. There is no booking required, but places are limited and will operate on a first come first serve basis. You can register you interest via booking links below.
The event is out of doors and requires suitable clothing and footwear. The route is wheelchair accessible but requires crossing the road at Wolf Tone Bridge, O’Brien’s Bridge and the Salmon Weir Bridge. Duration approximately one hour.
Summary:
Galway’s waterways form a unique soundscape in a busy city centre. This event explores the sounds and provides a guided walk.
Event Organiser Galway Sound Lab
About:
The soundscape, i.e. all the sounds we hear around us, is an increasingly important part of our environment. Natural sounds are increasingly important in peoples connection with nature. Galway is blessed with a fast flowing river and waterway network that generates a wide variety of natural sounds which, for a substantial part of the city centre, dominate the soundscape. This event maps and highlights some of these sounds and guides the participants on a stroll to experience them.
In addition to a guided walk, a topophilic map of key locations along the route has been developed. Locations are also marked on Google Maps (search Riverside Soundwalk). A QR code will link to a self-guided walk along the Corrib. Each persons experience will be different, every time they do the walk, as the sounds change during the day and throughout the year.
Guides:
Eugene McKeown who has been working on acoustics for over forty years has a specific interest in Galway’s soundscape. He will give a talk on the soundscape and describes some of the sounds both past and present that are part of Galway’s acoustic heritage.
Laoise Tarrant is currently working on a topophilic map of the Corrib as it flows through Galway which will be the first map of its kind.
Alternatively people can take part in a self-guided walk at any time during the week by listening to a podcasts which can be found using a QR code.
The research conducted in this presentation was funded by the Irish Research Council under grant number GOIPG/2023/4631
