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regional road · R863 · $Galway, County Galway

Saint Francis Street

Saint Francis Street is the R863, a regional road in Galway, 326 m west of Eyre Square. It runs 145 m from Eglinton Street to Saint Vincent's Avenue, about 2 minutes on foot end to end. It has 16 named places on the map: 3 cafés, 2 charity shops, engineer and tailor and more.

Type
Regional road (R863)
Length
145 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
326 m west
Joins
Courthouse Square, Daly's Place, Eglinton Street, Mary Street, Saint Anthony's Place, Saint Vincent's Avenue
Runs
from Eglinton Street to Saint Vincent's Avenue
Bus stops
Franciscan Friary; Francis Street
Parking
1 car park on the street: Mercy College Car Park
Density
16 named places over 145 m, 11 per 100 m
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Plan of Saint Francis Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Saint Francis Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Saint Francis Street

Start at the Eglinton Street end and walk towards Saint Vincent's Avenue: 3 cafés, 2 charity shops, an engineer, a tailor, an estate agent and a hairdresser and more share the 145 m. 7 of the 16 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 3 of them open on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 2 stops. There is parking on the street: Mercy College Car Park.

What is on Saint Francis Street

3 cafés, 2 charity shops, 1 engineers, 1 tailor and 1 estate agents and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 4

  1. Brazco
    Cafés · hours on record
  2. Gourmet Tart Co.
    Cafés · hours on record
    +353 91 456 735
  3. Osteria Italiana Da Simone
    Restaurants · hours on record
  4. Tribe
    Cafés · hours on record

Shops · 2

  1. AgeAction
    Charity shops
  2. Chime
    Charity shops · hours on record
    +353 91 564 871

Hairdressers and beauty · 1

  1. +353 87 664 0996

Schools · 1

Solicitors · 1

  1. MacDermot & Allen Solicitors
    Solicitors · hours on record
    +353 91 567 071

Offices and agents · 3

  1. +353 87 241 5694
  2. DNG
    Estate agents
    +353 91 565 261
  3. +353 91 394 411

Churches · 1

Other places · 3

  1. +353 91 564 460
  2. O'Connors
    Bakeries
    +353 91 561 757
  3. The Black Gate
    Arts centres

Streets it joins

  1. Courthouse Squareresidential street · 2 places
  2. Daly's Placeresidential street · 3 places
  3. Eglinton Streetregional road · 28 places
  4. Mary Streetresidential street · 13 places
  5. Saint Anthony's Placeresidential street
  6. Saint Vincent's Avenueregional road · 2 places

Questions people ask

Where is Saint Francis Street?
In Galway, County Galway, 326 m west of Eyre Square, joining Courthouse Square, Daly's Place and Eglinton Street.
How long is Saint Francis Street?
145 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 2 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Saint Francis Street?
16 named places: AgeAction, Brazco, Bryan Egan Chartered Consulting Engineer, Chime, David Young Bespoke Tailor and DNG and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Saint Francis Street?
Yes: Franciscan Friary and Francis Street.
Where can I park near Saint Francis Street?
On the street: 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.