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residential street · L5097 · $Galway, County Galway

Newtownsmith

Newtownsmith is the L5097, a residential street in Galway, 382 m west of Eyre Square. It runs 212 m from Abbeygate Street Upper to Saint Vincent's Avenue, about 3 minutes on foot end to end. It has 6 named places on the map: tattoo studio, charity shop, school and bike hire and more.

Type
Residential street (L5097)
Length
212 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
382 m west
Joins
Abbeygate Street Upper, Bowling Green, Mary Street, Saint Vincent's Avenue
Runs
from Abbeygate Street Upper to Saint Vincent's Avenue
Nearest bus stop
Francis Street, 77 m away
Parking
2 car parks on the street: Market Street Car Park and Mercy College Car Park
Density
6 named places over 212 m, 2.8 per 100 m
Open on the 3D model
Plan of Newtownsmith and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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

A walk along Newtownsmith

Start at the Abbeygate Street Upper end and walk towards Saint Vincent's Avenue: a tattoo studio, a charity shop, a school, a bike hire, a restaurant and a hotel share the 212 m. 1 of the 6 places on the street has opening hours on record. There is parking on the street: Market Street Car Park and Mercy College Car Park.

What is on Newtownsmith

1 tattoo studios, 1 charity shops, 1 schools, 1 bike hire and 1 restaurants and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 1

  1. Papa Rich
    Restaurants

Shops · 1

  1. COPE Galway
    Charity shops

Hairdressers and beauty · 1

  1. A.W.O.L
    Tattoo studios · hours on record
    +353 91 441 942

Schools · 1

Hotels · 1

Other places · 1

  1. Newtownsmith
    Bike hire

Streets it joins

  1. Abbeygate Street Upperpedestrianised street · 27 places
  2. Bowling Greenresidential street · 1 place
  3. Mary Streetresidential street · 13 places
  4. Saint Vincent's Avenueregional road · 2 places

Questions people ask

Where is Newtownsmith?
In Galway, County Galway, 382 m west of Eyre Square, joining Abbeygate Street Upper, Bowling Green and Mary Street.
How long is Newtownsmith?
212 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 3 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Newtownsmith?
6 named places: A.W.O.L, COPE Galway, Galway Educate Together Secondary School, Newtownsmith, Papa Rich and The Abbeygate Townhouse.
Is there a bus stop on Newtownsmith?
Not on the street itself; the nearest on the map is Francis Street on Saint Francis Street, 77 m from the middle of the street.
Where can I park near Newtownsmith?
On the street: Market Street Car Park and Mercy College 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.