WATCH: A look at glorious, golden Galway more than 80 years ago

The Irish Film Institute is making the 1943 short film “Ireland’s Golden West” available to watch online for free via its IFI Player. Produced by the Irish Tourist Association (later Bord Fáilte and now Fáilte Ireland), the film was shot more than 80 years ago to promote Co Galway as a tourist destination. In warmly glowing color, it showcases key sights in Galway City, including Eyre Square, the University College Galway campus, St. Nicholas Church and the Galway Races. It also features The Claddagh Village and thatched cottages outside the city walls where the Corrib meets Galway Bay. The article also highlights the IFI’s Bord Fáilte Film Collection, drawn from state-related bodies, and notes the IFI Player’s global access and apps for iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.