Lynch's Castle
Lynch's Castle is a former townhouse, now a bank building. You will find it inside Woodquay and Nuns Island’s neighbourhood. The first to add nearby is Galway Cathedral, at 400 m.
Castle in Woodquay and Nuns Island
Inside Woodquay and Nuns Island
Lynch's Castle 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.
Picking your season
Highs of 18–19°C mark June to September in Woodquay and Nuns Island.
Lynch's Castle
It has articles in 3 Wikipedias. Its home is County Galway.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Woodquay and Nuns Island
- Official site
- thisisgalway.ie/the-history-of-lynchs-castle
Plan your visit
Locating Lynch's Castle
Lynch's Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Woodquay and Nuns Island’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Where to base yourself
Among the 8, Eyre Square is the biggest, home to 6,801 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Woodquay and Nuns Island
- 2Eyre Square
- 3Claddagh
- 4Newcastle
- 5Taylor's Hill
- 6Ballinfoile and Terryland
- 7Salthill
- 8Mervue
Woodquay and Nuns Island
Eyre Square
Claddagh
Newcastle
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lynch's Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | It’s in town | 4,948 | 25 |
| Eyre Square | 100 m east of it | 6,801 | 27 |
| Claddagh | 300 m southwest of it | 2,755 | 25 |
| Newcastle | 700 m northwest of it | 4,032 | 25 |
| Taylor's Hill | 700 m west of it | 3,141 | 25 |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 900 m north of it | 5,851 | 26 |
| Salthill | 1 km southwest of it | 5,445 | 25 |
| Mervue | 1.4 km northeast of it | 4,126 | 28 |
Make a day of it near Lynch's Castle
A visit can take in 3 museums, a cathedral and a garden, all within 15 km.
CathedralGalway Cathedral400 m away2
MuseumGalway City Museum400 m away · 162K visitors a year (2011)3
GardenEyre Square300 m away4
CastleBlake's Castle300 m away5
MuseumHall of the Red Earl300 m away6ChurchChurchSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway100 m away7Historic houseHistoric houseGalway City's Medieval Walls200 m away8MuseumMuseumLegend of the Claddagh Ring200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Lynch's Castle
Where is Lynch's Castle?
Lynch's Castle is in Woodquay and Nuns Island, Galway, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Lynch's Castle?
Former townhouse, now bank building in Galway.
How well known is Lynch's Castle?
Lynch's Castle has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #426 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Lynch's Castle?
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 Lynch's Castle?
Within 15 km: Galway Cathedral (400 m), Galway City Museum (400 m), Eyre Square (300 m) and Blake's Castle (300 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)
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, 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).