The Spanish Arch
The Spanish Arch, a museum, stands in Eyre Square. Look also at Galway City Museum, 100 m away. Its home is County Galway.
Museum in Eyre Square
Inside Eyre Square
The Spanish Arch 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.
Weather by the month
The warmest afternoons in Eyre Square run June to September, at 18–19°C.
The Spanish Arch
In Eyre Square, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Eyre Square
Practical information
Around The Spanish Arch, mapped
The places near The Spanish Arch are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Eyre Square’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near The Spanish Arch
Largest of the 8 is Eyre Square, home to 6,801. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 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 The Spanish Arch 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 | 300 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 | 1.3 km north of it | 5,851 | 26 |
| Mervue | 1.8 km northeast of it | 4,126 | 28 |
Around The Spanish Arch
Within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 castles and a garden, among others.
MuseumGalway City Museum100 m away · 162K visitors a year (2011)2
GardenEyre Square600 m away3
CastleLynch's Castle400 m away4
CastleBlake's Castle100 m away5
MuseumHall of the Red Earl100 m away6MuseumMuseumLegend of the Claddagh Ring200 m away7MuseumMuseumGalway Arts Centre300 m away8ChurchChurchSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on The Spanish Arch
Where is The Spanish Arch?
The Spanish Arch is in Eyre Square, Galway, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is The Spanish Arch?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit The Spanish Arch?
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 The Spanish Arch?
Within 15 km: Galway City Museum (100 m), Eyre Square (600 m), Lynch's Castle (400 m) and Blake's Castle (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)
- 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
- 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).