Penrice’s Tower
Penrice’s Tower is a tower in Galway, Connacht. Penrice’s Tower is situated nearby to the shopping center Corbett Court, as well as near Edward Square.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eyre Square and Galway railway station.
Eyre Square
Park
Photo: Eoin Gardiner, CC BY 2.0.
Eyre Square is a city public park in Galway, Ireland. The park is within the city centre, adjoining the nearby shopping area of William Street and Shop Street. Galway railway station is adjacent to Eyre Square.
Galway railway station
Railway station
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galway railway station is a railway station which serves the city of Galway in County Galway. The station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square. Galway railway station is situated 250 metres east of Penrice’s Tower.
Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
Theater building
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An Taibhdhearc is the national Irish language theatre of Ireland. It was founded in 1928. The word taibhdhearc means "ghostly vision", from, "taibhse" meaning ghost, and "dearcadh" meaning "view". Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe is situated 220 metres southwest of Penrice’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claddagh and Salthill.
Claddagh
Suburb
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The Claddagh is an area close to the centre of Galway, Ireland, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay. It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls.
Salthill
Suburb
Photo: Arnold Unterholzner, CC BY 2.0.
Salthill is a seaside area to the southwest of Galway city centre in the west of Ireland. The area is home to a number of tourist amenities and there is a 2 km long promenade, locally known as "the Prom", which overlooks Galway Bay.
Menlo
Village
Photo: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mionlach, commonly known by the anglicised name Menlo or Menlough, is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 3 km north of the Galway city centre, near where Lough Corrib outflows into the River Corrib. Menlo is situated 3½ km northwest of Penrice’s Tower.
Penrice’s Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Galway, Connacht, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.27351° or 53° 16′ 25″ northLongitude
-9.05055° or 9° 3′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5G7WFX+CQOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=tower
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