Gaillimh, Galway City, Ireland
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Urban · Canal · Easy

Eglinton Canal & Nun’s Island

The old canal from the Claddagh basin up to the Cathedral weir, with the mill races and salmon ladder on the way.

Desk-traced · not yet walked

1.6 km1 mi
20 minat a walking pace
—climb pending

Along the way

  1. Claddagh basin
  2. Dominick Street Upper · canal
  3. Canal Road Lower
  4. Canal Road Upper
  5. Upper lock, University Road · Cathedral opposite
  6. Nun's Island Street · mill races
  7. Mill Street
  8. O'Brien's Bridge
  9. Bridge Mills
  10. Dominick Street Lower
  11. Claddagh basin

Practical

Start
Claddagh basin, Dominick Street

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Finish
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OpenStreetMap footpaths via Mapbox walking router · desk-traced 2026-11-03

The old canal from the Claddagh basin up to the Cathedral weir, with the mill races and salmon ladder on the way.