Clarenbridge · Native Oysters
Galway Oysters
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The Galway International Oyster Festival began in 1954 with just 34 guests and is timed for September, the start of the native oyster season.
Native oysters grown in the bay beds around Clarenbridge and Galway are served raw, shucked to order, with a squeeze of lemon or a splash of stout. Stalls at the Galway International Oyster Festival and the city's markets sell them by the half-dozen, standing up, straight from the ice.
Why it's made this way: The sheltered, mineral-rich waters of Galway Bay have supported oyster beds for centuries, and the trade turned into a full festival tradition in the 1950s.
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