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regional road · R863 · $Galway, County Galway

Saint Vincent's Avenue

Saint Vincent's Avenue is the R863, a regional road in Galway, 400 m north-west of Eyre Square. It runs 170 m from University Road to Headford Road, about 2 minutes on foot end to end. It has 2 named places on the map: childcare and hostel.

Type
Regional road (R863)
Length
170 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
400 m north-west
Joins
Corrib Terrace, Court Avenue, Court Lane, Courthouse Square, Headford Road, Newtownsmith, Saint Francis Street, University Road, Waterside
Runs
from University Road to Headford Road
Nearest bus stop
Francis Street, 80 m away
Nearest parking
Cathedral Car Park, 211 m away
Density
2 named places over 170 m, 1.2 per 100 m
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Plan of Saint Vincent's Avenue and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Saint Vincent's Avenue and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Saint Vincent's Avenue

Start at the University Road end and walk towards Headford Road: a childcare and a hostel share the 170 m.

What is on Saint Vincent's Avenue

1 childcare and 1 hostels, each with its own page.

Schools · 1

Hotels · 1

Streets it joins

  1. Corrib Terraceresidential street
  2. Court Avenueresidential street
  3. Court Laneresidential street
  4. Courthouse Squareresidential street · 2 places
  5. Headford Roadnational road · 97 places
  6. Newtownsmithresidential street · 6 places
  7. Saint Francis Streetregional road · 16 places
  8. University Roadregional road · 8 places
  9. Watersideresidential street · 2 places

Questions people ask

Where is Saint Vincent's Avenue?
In Galway, County Galway, 400 m north-west of Eyre Square, joining Corrib Terrace, Court Avenue and Court Lane.
How long is Saint Vincent's Avenue?
170 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 2 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Saint Vincent's Avenue?
2 named places: SALI Childcare and Salmon Weir Hostel.
Is there a bus stop on Saint Vincent's Avenue?
Not on the street itself; the nearest on the map is Francis Street on Saint Francis Street, 80 m from the middle of the street.
Where can I park near Saint Vincent's Avenue?
The nearest car park is Cathedral Car Park, 211 m away.

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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.