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The Black Gate

The Black Gate is an arts centre on Saint Francis Street in Galway, County Galway, 283 m west of Eyre Square. Julie's Hair Design, Gourmet Tart Co. and Bryan Egan Chartered Consulting Engineer are within 10 m.

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Arts centres
Street
14 Saint Francis Street
From Eyre Square
283 m west
Website
blackgate.ie
Parking
Market Street Car Park on Bowling Green, 150 m away
Bus stop
Franciscan Friary (Bus Éireann;City Direct), 23 m away

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Plan of the streets around The Black Gate, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around The Black Gate, 340 metres across

Getting to The Black Gate

By car
Park at Market Street Car Park on Bowling Green, 150 m away, paid, 83 spaces.
By bus
The nearest stop is Franciscan Friary, served by Bus Éireann;City Direct, 23 m away.
Directions from where you are
Open the model above, tap the pin and choose “Directions here”; the route is drawn from your own position.

While you are there

86 places to eat and drink within 300 m: Gourmet Tart Co. (9 m), Tribe (12 m), Golden Rikshaw (13 m) and Lana (16 m) and more.

112 shops within 300 m, including Amber, Chime and AgeAction.

Saint Francis Street itself has 16 named places on the map, and 1 car park along it.

Within a short walk

  1. 7 m
  2. 9 m
  3. 10 m
  4. Tribe
    Cafés
    12 m
  5. Golden Rikshaw
    Restaurants
    13 m
  6. Lana
    Restaurants
    16 m
  7. 19 m
  8. Amber
    Gift shops
    23 m

Also on Saint Francis Street

  1. AgeAction
    Charity shops
  2. Brazco
    Cafés
  4. Chime
    Charity shops
  6. DNG
    Estate agents

Everything on Saint Francis Street (16 places)

Other arts centres in Galway

  1. Macnas
    Fisheries Field
    407 m

All 2 arts centres in Galway

Questions people ask

Where is The Black Gate?
On Saint Francis Street in Galway, 283 m west of Eyre Square; the nearest car park is 150 m away.
Are there other arts centres nearby?
1 other arts centre in $Galway; the closest is Macnas, 407 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap node/9966482809, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.