Christopher Columbus Monument, near Cloonboo
Christopher Columbus Monument is a monument in County Galway, 12 km south of Cloonboo.
On these shores around 1477 the Genoese sailor Cristoforo Colombo found sure signs of land beyond the Atlantic. La città di Genova alla città di Galway 29.VI.1992
- Kind
- Monuments
- From Cloonboo
- 12 km south, in a straight line
- Wheelchair
- Recorded as accessibleOne tag covering the whole place. It does not say whether the entrance, the inside, the toilets or the route to the door are step free, and this page will not say so either.
- Dated
- 1992-06-29
Getting to Christopher Columbus Monument
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Christopher Columbus Monument is in Cloonboo, County Galway. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.
The nearest scheduled stop is Spanish Arch (522011), 20 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Spanish Arch 20 m
buses 401, 424, 525 and 809Scheduled departures from this stop
- Fr Griffin Rd 280 m
bus 401Scheduled departures from this stop
- Merchants Rd 310 m
bus 844Scheduled departures from this stop
- Victoria Place 520 m
buses 401 and 424Scheduled departures from this stop
- St Francis Street 540 m
buses 405, 404, 407, 402, 419 and 411 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Cloonboo covers the journeys into the town itself.
Events nearby
Not at Christopher Columbus Monument. These are at other venues within a few hundred metres of it.
- 12 July to 27 September 2026Free entry'Deviations', exhibition as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2026Galway Arts Centre
- 25 September 2026TicketedForgotten Peoples | Chamber Choir Ireland and Gabriel CrouchSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church
- 26 September 2026TicketedTriona Marshall - Irish HarpSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church
- 1 to 31 October 2026Free entryMoth & Butterfly - Riddle me a storyGalway City
Other monuments in Cloonboo
Nearest to Christopher Columbus Monument first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Christopher Columbus Monument, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
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- 310 m
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- 440 m
- 590 m
- 610 m
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Where this comes from
- From the map
- The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/699771692, and can be corrected there.
- Worked out here
- Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.