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regional road · R336 · $Galway, County Galway

Merchants Road

Merchants Road is the R336, a regional road in Galway, 286 m south of Eyre Square. It runs 456 m from New Dock Street to Victoria Place, about 6 minutes on foot end to end. It has 19 named places on the map: 3 clothes shops, 2 cafés, 2 charity shops and printer ink and more.

Type
Regional road (R336)
Length
456 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
286 m south
Joins
Abbeygate Street Lower, Forthill Street, Merchants Road Lower, New Dock Street, Saint Nicholas Street, Victoria Place
Runs
from New Dock Street to Victoria Place
Bus stops
Eyre Square; Merchants Road; Aran Island Ferry Shuttle Bus - Galway City
Parking
2 car parks on the street: Eyre Square Centre Car Park and Hynes Yard Car Park
Density
19 named places over 456 m, 4.2 per 100 m
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Plan of Merchants Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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

A walk along Merchants Road

Start at the New Dock Street end and walk towards Victoria Place: 3 clothes shops, 2 cafés, 2 charity shops, a printer ink, an insurance and a boat and more share the 456 m. 7 of the 19 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 4 of them open on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 3 stops. There is parking on the street: Eyre Square Centre Car Park and Hynes Yard Car Park.

What is on Merchants Road

3 clothes shops, 2 cafés, 2 charity shops, 1 printer ink and 1 insurance and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 3

  3. Jump Juice
    Takeaways

Shops · 6

  2. Louis Copeland and Sons
    Clothes shops · hours on record
    +353 91 532 987
  3. Mobile Street
    Phone shops · hours on record
    +353 85 745 0000
  4. Penneys
    Clothes shops · hours on record
  5. Planet Retro
    Clothes shops
    +353 85 655 2225
  6. Vincent's
    Charity shops

Hairdressers and beauty · 1

  1. Pixie
    Hairdressers
    +353 91 530 727

Doctors · 2

  1. +353 91 394 444
  2. Specsavers
    Opticians · hours on record

Offices and agents · 2

  2. +353 91 567 391

Other places · 5

  1. Cantec
    Printer ink
  2. +353 91 566 568
  3. Grant Thornton
    Tax advisor
    +353 91 533 924
  4. Mr. M Vape
    E-cigarette
    +353 91 566 849
  5. +353 91 513 013

Streets it joins

  1. Abbeygate Street Lowerpedestrianised street · 18 places
  2. Forthill Streetlink road · 1 place
  3. Merchants Road Lowerresidential street · 2 places
  4. New Dock Streetlink road · 3 places
  5. Saint Nicholas Streetresidential street
  6. Victoria Placeregional road · 5 places

Questions people ask

Where is Merchants Road?
In Galway, County Galway, 286 m south of Eyre Square, joining Abbeygate Street Lower, Forthill Street and Merchants Road Lower.
How long is Merchants Road?
456 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 6 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Merchants Road?
19 named places: Arabica Cafe, Cantec, Champion Insurance, Galway Maritime, Grant Thornton and Ground & Co. and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Merchants Road?
Yes: Eyre Square, Merchants Road and Aran Island Ferry Shuttle Bus - Galway City.
Where can I park near Merchants Road?
On the street: Eyre Square Centre Car Park and Hynes Yard 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.