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minor road · L5098 · $Galway, County Galway

Gaol Road

Gaol Road is the L5098, a minor road in Galway, 549 m west of Eyre Square. It is 528 m long, about 7 minutes on foot end to end. It has 4 named places on the map: churche, monument, library and bike hire.

Type
Minor road (L5098)
Length
528 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
549 m west
Joins
Nun's Island, University Road
Runs
from University Road
Bus stops
Unnamed stop; Unnamed stop; Galway Cathedral; Galway Cathedral; Cathedral; Unnamed stop
Parking
3 car parks on the street: Free Parking, Cathedral and Cathedral Car Park
Density
4 named places over 528 m, 0.8 per 100 m
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Plan of Gaol Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Gaol Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Gaol Road

Walking its length a church, a monument, a library and a bike hire share the 528 m. Buses stop on the street itself at 6 stops. There is parking on the street: Free Parking, Cathedral and Cathedral Car Park.

What is on Gaol Road

1 churches, 1 monuments, 1 library and 1 bike hire, each with its own page.

Schools · 1

Churches · 1

  1. +353 91 563 577

Castles and heritage · 1

  1. Galway Gaol
    Monuments

Other places · 1

  1. Gaol Road
    Bike hire

Streets it joins

  1. Nun's Islandminor road · 6 places
  2. University Roadregional road · 8 places

Questions people ask

Where is Gaol Road?
In Galway, County Galway, 549 m west of Eyre Square, joining Nun's Island and University Road.
How long is Gaol Road?
528 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 7 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Gaol Road?
4 named places: Galway Cathedral, Galway Gaol, Galway Library Services and Gaol Road.
Is there a bus stop on Gaol Road?
Yes: Unnamed stop, Unnamed stop, Galway Cathedral, Galway Cathedral, Cathedral and Unnamed stop.
Where can I park near Gaol Road?
On the street: Free Parking, Cathedral and Cathedral Car Park.

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Geometry, names and places from OpenStreetMap, read on 2026-09-18. Length is the sum of the mapped segments carrying this name; distances are straight lines from the street's midpoint.