Eyre Square
Eyre Square is a public park. Head into Eyre Square’s neighbourhood to find it. Worth the trip, Galway Cathedral is 600 m off.
Garden in Eyre Square
Inside Eyre Square
Eyre Square 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.
Seasons in Eyre Square
Aim for June to September, when Eyre Square reaches 18–19°C.
Eyre Square
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 6 languages.
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Eyre Square at a glance
Find Eyre Square in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Eyre Square’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near Eyre Square
Of the 8, Eyre Square is the largest, at 6,801 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 1Eyre Square
- 2Woodquay and Nuns Island
- 3Claddagh
- 4Ballinfoile and Terryland
- 5Newcastle
- 6Taylor's Hill
- 7Mervue
- 8Castlegar
Eyre Square
Woodquay and Nuns Island
Claddagh
Ballinfoile and Terryland
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Eyre Square is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyre Square | It’s in town | 6,801 | 27 |
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | 100 m northwest of it | 4,948 | 25 |
| Claddagh | 600 m southwest of it | 2,755 | 25 |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 800 m north of it | 5,851 | 26 |
| Newcastle | 900 m west of it | 4,032 | 25 |
| Taylor's Hill | 900 m west of it | 3,141 | 25 |
| Mervue | 1.1 km east of it | 4,126 | 28 |
| Castlegar | 1.1 km northeast of it | 4,315 | 26 |
Close to Eyre Square
Also within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralGalway Cathedral600 m away2
MuseumGalway City Museum600 m away · 162K visitors a year (2011)3
CastleLynch's Castle300 m away4
CastleBlake's Castle600 m away5
MuseumHall of the Red Earl500 m away6Historic houseHistoric houseGalway City's Medieval Walls200 m away7ChurchChurchSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway400 m away8MuseumMuseumLegend of the Claddagh Ring500 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Eyre Square
Where is Eyre Square?
Eyre Square is in Eyre Square, Galway, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Eyre Square?
Public park in Galway, Ireland.
How well known is Eyre Square?
Eyre Square has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Eyre Square?
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 Eyre Square?
Within 15 km: Galway Cathedral (600 m), Galway City Museum (600 m), Lynch's Castle (300 m) and Blake's Castle (600 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 (6)
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake's Castle: Gillfoto, 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).