Cairnes Building

Cairnes Building is an university building in , which is located on Upper Newcastle Road. Cairnes Building is situated nearby to the university , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eamonn Deacy Park and James Hardiman Library.

Stadium
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, formerly known as Terryland Park, is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in the Terryland district of . is situated 660 metres east of Cairnes Building.

Library
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The serves the University of Galway in . It is a legal deposit or "copyright library", which means that publishers in the country must deposit a copy of all their publications there, free of charge. is situated 630 metres southeast of Cairnes Building.

Hospital
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is a major acute hospital in , . It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group. UHG and comprise Galway University Hospitals. is situated 790 metres south of Cairnes Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galway and Claddagh.

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the county town of on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact.

Suburb
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The is an area close to the centre of , Ireland, where the meets . It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls.

Village
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Mionlach, commonly known by the anglicised name or Menlough, is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of , . It is located about 3 km north of the city centre, near where outflows into the .

Cairnes Building

Latitude
53.28417° or 53° 17′ 3″ north
Longitude
-9.0659° or 9° 3′ 57″ west
Inception
2005
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Operator
University of Galway
Named after
John Elliott Cairnes
Open location code
9C5G7WMM+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25771889
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
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In Other Languages

“Cairnes Building” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Áras Cairnes”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cairnes Business School and University of Galway - Central Campus.

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