Wellpark

For the British merchant ship, see SS Wellpark.

Wellpark (Irish: Páirc an Tobair)[1] is a townland and suburb of Galway city, Ireland. The area is bordered by the N6 Dublin Road to the south, the Tuam Road to the West and the suburb of Mervue on the east. It is approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) east of Galway city, on the R336.

Amenities

Wellpark, which overlooks Lough Atalia,[2] has a harbour and shore fishing.

The area is also home to the Wellpark Retail Centre. This shopping centre contains outlets of Home Store + More, Woodie's DIY and Lidl.[3] It also contains a cinema (temporarily closed as of August 2025)[4] and is connected to the "g" Hotel and Spa.[3]

The area is also home to several housing developments, and various employers in the Mervue Business Park and the Thermo King plant.

Demographics

The electoral division of Wellpark, which has an area of 0.816 km2 (0.315 sq mi), was home to 1,509 people as of the 2002 census.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Páirc an Tobair / Wellpark". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  2. ^ "City's sea defences require massive re-engineering". Galway Advertiser. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Wellpark Retail & Leisure - Stores". wellpark.ie. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Galway cinema closed after damage caused by heavy rain". rte.ie. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Galway City Atlas 2004 - Demography and Housing" (PDF). Galway City Council. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2007 – via galwaycity.ie.

53°16′59″N 9°01′52″W / 53.283°N 9.031°W / 53.283; -9.031

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