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.
Eyre Square
Eyre Square c. 1897
Occupy Galway Camp with the famous fountain depicting the Galway Hookers in the background
Fountain depicting Galway Hookers in Eyre Square with Browne doorway in background
Galway is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the fifth most populous city on the island of Ireland and the fourth most populous in the Republic of Ireland, with a population at the 2022 census of 85,910.
From top; left to right: Galway Cathedral, University of Galway, Eyre Square, Galway Harbour, the Long Walk
The walled city in 1651 (North is to the left). The River Corrib is in the foreground, crossed by what is now "O'Briens Bridge", leading to Mainguard Street.
Spanish Arch
Galway River Corrib (Riverside) Quay near Spanish arch captured on a winter evening.