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Lakes around Galway

Around Galway there are 21 lakes on the map, on Monument Road. The closest to the centre is Lough Atalia and the farthest Lochanna na Caothaí, 11.5 km out.

Closest to the town first

  1. 948 m
  2. Lochán Mhionlaigh
    Monument Road
    3.4 km
  3. 3.7 km
  4. 4.3 km
  5. 5.6 km
  6. 6.2 km
  7. 6.5 km
  8. 6.6 km
  9. 7.1 km
  10. 8.1 km
  11. 8.6 km
  12. 8.7 km
  13. 8.7 km
  14. 8.8 km
  15. 9.3 km
  16. 9.4 km
  17. 9.7 km
  18. 10.1 km
  19. 10.6 km
  20. 11.2 km
  21. 11.5 km

0 with a phone number, 0 with a website, 0 with hours, as the map stood on 2026-09-18.

Plan of Galway city centre with every lake marked

Every lake as a pin on the model; tap one for its page and directions.

Open the whole town

Lakes by street

Questions people ask

How many lakes are there around Galway?
21 lakes on OpenStreetMap as of 2026-09-18.
Which is closest to the centre?
Lough Atalia, 948 m from $Eyre Square.

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