Galway Cathedral
Galway Cathedral is a church in County Galway. Its place is inside Woodquay and Nuns Island’s neighbourhood. Look also at Lynch's Castle, 400 m away.
Cathedral in Woodquay and Nuns Island
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#39 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Woodquay and Nuns Island
Galway Cathedral is inside Woodquay and Nuns Island’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.
Weather, month by month
The warmest stretch in Woodquay and Nuns Island is June to September, at 18–19°C in the afternoon.
Galway Cathedral
Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages. It counts among the sights of County Galway.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 14 languages
- Town
- in Woodquay and Nuns Island
- Official site
- galwaycathedral.ie
Plan your visit
Where Galway Cathedral is
Orange: Galway Cathedral.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Woodquay and Nuns Island’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns a short way from Galway Cathedral
In size, Eyre Square comes first of the 8, with 6,801 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
- 1Woodquay and Nuns Island
- 2Newcastle
- 3Eyre Square
- 4Claddagh
- 5Taylor's Hill
- 6Ballinfoile and Terryland
- 7Salthill
- 8Dangan
Woodquay and Nuns Island
Newcastle
Eyre Square
Claddagh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Galway Cathedral is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | It’s in town | 4,948 | 25 |
| Newcastle | 400 m northwest of it | 4,032 | 25 |
| Eyre Square | 400 m east of it | 6,801 | 27 |
| Claddagh | 400 m south of it | 2,755 | 25 |
| Taylor's Hill | 500 m west of it | 3,141 | 25 |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 800 m north of it | 5,851 | 26 |
| Salthill | 900 m southwest of it | 5,445 | 25 |
| Dangan | 1.2 km northwest of it | 4,621 | 25 |
Next door to Galway Cathedral
There are 4 museums, 2 castles and a church within 15 km, and more besides.
CastleLynch's Castle400 m away2
MuseumJames Mitchell Museum400 m away3
CastleBlake's Castle500 m away4ChurchChurchSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway400 m away5MuseumMuseumGalway Arts Centre500 m away6MuseumMuseumLegend of the Claddagh Ring500 m away7Historic houseHistoric houseQuincentennial Fountain500 m away8MuseumMuseumZoology Museum300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Galway Cathedral
Where is Galway Cathedral?
Galway Cathedral is in Woodquay and Nuns Island, Galway, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Galway Cathedral?
Church in County Galway, Ireland.
How well known is Galway Cathedral?
Galway Cathedral has 14 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #39 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Galway Cathedral?
June to September are the warmest months in Woodquay and Nuns Island, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Galway Cathedral?
Within 15 km: Lynch's Castle (400 m), James Mitchell Museum (400 m), Blake's Castle (500 m) and Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway (400 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 (4)
- 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
- James Mitchell Museum: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake's Castle: Gillfoto, 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).