Places of interest in the Claddagh area of Galway City, and public transport information for the area.
Map
Key
Number | Place |
|---|---|
| 1 | Claddagh Hall, Nimmo's Pier, |
| 2 | St Mary's (Dominican) Roman Catholic Church |
| 3 | Galway Fire Station |
| 4 | Galway Technical Institute (GTI) |
| 5 | South Park, Fr. Griffins Eire Óg GAA clubrooms |
| 6 | Mutton Island (lighthouse, sewage-treatment plant) |
| 7 | Martin Connolly Causeway (Cabhsa Mháírtin Ui Chonghaile) |
| 8 | Gratton Park |
| 9 | Creaven House / The White House. Tenants include OPW Galway Regional Office, Galway Judo Club - Claddagh Dojo |
| 10 | Scoil Niocláis Naofa, the Claddagh National School |
| 11 | Claddagh Basin |
| 12 | The Old Schoolhouse - Former Piscatorial School building Tenants: Rent the Runway |
| 13 | Claddagh Arts Centre - including Katies Claddagh Cottage. |
Public Transport Directions
These places are approx 10-20 minutes walk from Eyre Square; these directions are shown to provide options for bad weather.Catch the 401 - Saltill or 414 - Salthill bus, all of which leave from Eyre Square. (City bus details). Get off at the first stop after the bus has crossed the river.
To get to Galway Technical Institute walk along the road in the same direction that the bus was travelling in. To get to Claddagh National School, take the road on the left, and then the next left.
NB the bus will turn off to the right shortly after this stop, but you do NOT turn right. GTI is immediately ahead of you at the first intersection.
- Turn left after you have got off the bus, and walk back down the road towards the river. The Galway Fire Station is a large building on your left
- When you reach the river, turn right. As you walk down the road, St Mary's Dominican church and Creaven House is on your right, while Claddagh Basin is on your left.
- Claddagh Hall is on your left, at the top of Nimmo's Pier
- Keep walking around the coast to reach South Park, the pier leading to Mutton Island lighthouse and Gratton Park.
See also
City Bus Details - for city bus service route maps and timetablesNeighbouring areas:
Galway Docks -- Dominic Street -- Lower Salthill
