Lower Newcastle Road

Lower Newcastle Road is a residential area in County Galway, Connacht. Lower Newcastle Road is situated nearby to Newcastle Post Office, as well as near the theater building Siobhan McKenna Theatre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University Hospital Galway and James Mitchell Geology Museum.

University Hospital Galway

Hospital

Photo: Sulmac, Public domain.

University Hospital Galway is a major acute hospital in Galway, Ireland. It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group. UHG and Merlin Park University Hospital comprise Galway University Hospitals. University Hospital Galway is situated 260 metres southwest of Lower Newcastle Road.

James Mitchell Geology Museum

Museum

Photo: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The James Mitchell Geology Museum is a geological museum based at the University of Galway in the West of Ireland. It is the only remnant of the university's defunct Natural History Museum. James Mitchell Geology Museum is situated 200 metres southeast of Lower Newcastle Road.

Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway

Church

Photo: phalinn, CC BY 2.0.

The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, commonly known as Galway Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Galway, Ireland. Construction began in 1958 on the site of the old Galway Gaol. Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway is situated 560 metres southeast of Lower Newcastle Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galway and Claddagh.

Galway

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Galway is the county town of County Galway 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.

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.

Lower Newcastle Road

Type: Residential area
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.2786° or 53° 16′ 43″ north

Longitude

-9.06388° or 9° 3′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C5G7WHP+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 986742763

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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