Blake's Castle
Set in Eyre Square is Blake's Castle. Close by, Galway City Museum is 100 m away. It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
Castle in Eyre Square
Inside Eyre Square
Blake's Castle is inside Eyre Square’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
In Eyre Square the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–19°C.
Blake's Castle
Castle in Galway, County Galway, Ireland.
In Eyre Square, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Eyre Square
Where to find Blake's Castle
Orange shows Blake's Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Eyre Square’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Bases near Blake's Castle
The 8 towns are led in size by Eyre Square, with 6,801 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
- 1Eyre Square
- 2Claddagh
- 3Woodquay and Nuns Island
- 4Newcastle
- 5Taylor's Hill
- 6Salthill
- 7Ballinfoile and Terryland
- 8Mervue
Eyre Square
Claddagh
Woodquay and Nuns Island
Newcastle
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Blake's Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyre Square | It’s in town | 6,801 | 27 |
| Claddagh | 100 m southwest of it | 2,755 | 25 |
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | 100 m north of it | 4,948 | 25 |
| Newcastle | 600 m northwest of it | 4,032 | 25 |
| Taylor's Hill | 600 m west of it | 3,141 | 25 |
| Salthill | 800 m southwest of it | 5,445 | 25 |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 1.2 km north of it | 5,851 | 26 |
| Mervue | 1.7 km northeast of it | 4,126 | 28 |
Also near Blake's Castle
Within 15 km are 4 museums, a cathedral and a castle, among others.
MuseumGalway City Museum100 m away · 162K visitors a year (2011)2
CathedralGalway Cathedral500 m away3
CastleLynch's Castle300 m away4
MuseumHall of the Red Earl100 m away5MuseumMuseumLegend of the Claddagh Ring100 m away6MuseumMuseumGalway Arts Centre200 m away7ChurchChurchSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway200 m away8Historic houseHistoric houseGalway City's Medieval Walls400 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Blake's Castle: common questions
Where is Blake's Castle?
Blake's Castle is in Eyre Square, Galway, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Blake's Castle?
Castle in Galway, County Galway, Ireland.
How well known is Blake's Castle?
Blake's Castle has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #492 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Blake's Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Eyre Square, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Blake's Castle?
Within 15 km: Galway City Museum (100 m), Galway Cathedral (500 m), Lynch's Castle (300 m) and Hall of the Red Earl (100 m).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Blake's Castle: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall of the Red Earl: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).