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Galway Gaol

Galway Gaol is a monument on Gaol Road in Galway, County Galway, 514 m west of Eyre Square. Gaol Road, Galway Library Services and Poor Clares Convent are within 85 m.

Kind
Monuments
Street
Gaol Road
From Eyre Square
514 m west
Parking
Cathedral on Gaol Road, 12 m away
Bus stop
Stop, 117 m away

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Plan of the streets around Galway Gaol, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around Galway Gaol, 340 metres across

Getting to Galway Gaol

By car
Park at Cathedral on Gaol Road, 12 m away, paid, 162 spaces.
By bus
The nearest stop is an unnamed stop, 117 m away, with a shelter.
Directions from where you are
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While you are there

44 places to eat and drink within 300 m: Papa Rich (140 m), Abbeygate Cafe and Bistro (202 m), Pasta Factory (210 m) and Sally Long’s (210 m) and more.

25 shops within 300 m, including COPE Galway, Suzanne's Boutique and Anthony Ryans Homestore.

Gaol Road itself has 4 named places on the map, and 3 car parks along it.

Other sites within 3 km: Salmon Weir Bridge (169 m), Lynch Memorial Window (226 m), Millennium Children's Park (285 m), Legend of the Claddagh Ring (292 m) and Lynch's Castle (318 m).

Within a short walk

  1. Gaol Road
    Bike hire
    39 m
  2. 50 m
  3. 85 m
  4. 93 m
  5. Kilduff's
    Garages
    132 m
  6. Papa Rich
    Restaurants
    139 m
  7. COPE Galway
    Charity shops
    141 m
  8. Samaritans
    Social services
    159 m

Also on Gaol Road

  3. Gaol Road
    Bike hire

Everything on Gaol Road

Other monuments around Galway

  1. 226 m
  2. Lynch's Castle
    Abbeygate Street Upper
    318 m
  3. Martin Theatre
    Kirwan's Lane
    338 m
  4. 356 m
  5. 360 m
  6. Mechanics Institute
    Middle Street
    366 m
  7. Blake's Castle
    Quay Street
    403 m
  8. 406 m

All 24 monuments around Galway

Questions people ask

Where is Galway Gaol?
On Gaol Road in Galway, 514 m west of Eyre Square; the nearest car park is 12 m away.
Are there other monuments nearby?
23 other monuments around $Galway; the closest is Lynch Memorial Window, 226 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap node/1865574475, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.