Two well-known songs are titled “Galway Girl,” and they have different writers.

  • The famous Irish folk‑style “Galway Girl” (often called “The Galway Girl”) was written by American singer‑songwriter Steve Earle around 2000.
  • Ed Sheeran’s pop track “Galway Girl,” released on his 2017 album ÷, was written by Ed Sheeran (with collaborators, including members of the Irish band Beoga).

So, if someone says “who wrote ‘Galway Girl’?” they usually mean Steve Earle’s folk song, but there is also Ed Sheeran’s separate song with the same title.