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pedestrianised street · L5071 · $Galway, County Galway

Shop Street

Shop Street is the L5071, a pedestrianised street in Galway, 323 m south-west of Eyre Square. It runs 128 m from High Street to William Street, about 2 minutes on foot end to end. It has 26 named places on the map: 4 clothes shops, 3 shoe shops, 2 pharmacies and 2 bookshops and more.

Type
Pedestrianised street (L5071)
Length
128 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
323 m south-west
Joins
Abbeygate Street Lower, Abbeygate Street Upper, Church Lane, Churchyard Street, High Street, Mainguard Street, William Street
Runs
from High Street to William Street
Nearest bus stop
Jury's Hotel, 245 m away
Nearest parking
Market Street Car Park on Bowling Green, 123 m away
Density
26 named places over 128 m, 20.3 per 100 m
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Plan of Shop Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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

A walk along Shop Street

Start at the High Street end and walk towards William Street: 4 clothes shops, 3 shoe shops, 2 pharmacies, 2 bookshops, 2 takeaways and 2 gift shops and more share the 128 m. 12 of the 26 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 7 of them open on Sundays.

What is on Shop Street

4 clothes shops, 3 shoe shops, 2 pharmacies, 2 bookshops and 2 takeaways and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 4

  1. 56 Central
    Restaurants · hours on record
    +353 91 569 511
  3. McDonald's
    Takeaways · hours on record
  4. Prátaí
    Takeaways

Pubs · 2

Shops · 14

  1. 3 Store
    Phone shops · hours on record
    +353 91 566 387
  2. Anthony Ryans
    Clothes shops · hours on record
  3. Brennans
    Shoe shops
  4. Dubray Books
    Bookshops
  5. Eason
    Bookshops · hours on record
  6. Ecco
    Shoe shops · hours on record
  7. Life Style Sports
    Sports shops · hours on record
  9. Rainbow
    Gift shops
  10. River Island
    Clothes shops
  11. Schuh
    Shoe shops
  12. Tommy Hilfiger
    Clothes shops
  13. VILA
    Clothes shops
  14. Zhivago Gifts
    Gift shops

Supermarkets · 1

  1. McCambridges
    Convenience stores · hours on record

Pharmacies · 2

  1. Boots
    Pharmacies · hours on record
  2. Flanagans Pharmacy
    Pharmacies · hours on record

Banks · 1

  1. AIB
    Banks · hours on record

Parks and views · 1

  1. Legend of the Claddagh Ring
    Attractions · hours on record
    +353 91 562 554

Other places · 1

Streets it joins

  1. Abbeygate Street Lowerpedestrianised street · 18 places
  2. Abbeygate Street Upperpedestrianised street · 27 places
  3. Church Lanefootpath · 1 place
  4. Churchyard Streetpedestrianised street · 2 places
  5. High Streetpedestrianised street · 32 places
  6. Mainguard Streetpedestrianised street · 14 places
  7. William Streetpedestrianised street · 20 places

Questions people ask

Where is Shop Street?
In Galway, County Galway, 323 m south-west of Eyre Square, joining Abbeygate Street Lower, Abbeygate Street Upper and Church Lane.
How long is Shop Street?
128 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 2 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Shop Street?
26 named places: 3 Store, 56 Central, AIB, Anthony Ryans, Boots and Brennans and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Shop Street?
Not on the street itself; the nearest on the map is Jury's Hotel on Flood Street, 245 m from the middle of the street.
Where can I park near Shop Street?
The nearest car park is Market Street Car Park on Bowling Green, 123 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.