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Where to live?

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  • 12-08-2010 2:33am
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    shakin
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    Hey im moving to galway in a months time, got a new job in security on eyre square. Its night work so i start work late and finish around 8am. Where would be walking distance from town i.e. 10-15 mins?

    Looking on daft bohermore area? tuam rd?


    Thanks in advance


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    DOTHEDOG
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    shantalla,claddagh


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    toadfly
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    bohermore, college rd would be very handy. Tuam Rd (as in further out than Travelodge) might be too far for walking it. Maybe if you got a bike though!


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    Mrs OBumble
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    You'll be working when the noisy f****r are around, so you could even try the inner city: lots of building have apartments on top of 'em, and the city isn't so loud during the day. (Keep away from Shop/High/Quay Sts though, people with drums can appear anytime day or night.)


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    biko
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    St Patrick's Avenue :)

    Easiest I think is to sit down with the paper or daft and a map (or Googlemaps) and figure out where each house is. It'll help you get to know the town better too.
    Anywhere within this area is easy 10 min walk
    galwaymap.jpg


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    shakin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭shakin


    Thanks for your help guys, ill be sleeping during the day so somewhere relatively quiet would suit.


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    thecivvie
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    I was in Woodquay and the noise during the day was bad. I moved down to the Bohermore road and it is great. I rent a 2 bedroom flat which suits me and quiet. I do night work so it had to be quiet

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    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    This info is excellent!

    I'm planning on moving to Galway next summer (yeah I know planning a bit early but I like to have all the possible info going :D) so I shall have to check out all these areas.


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    gaeilgegrinds1
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    The docks?


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    steel_spine
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    gaeilgegrinds1 wrote: »
    The docks?

    The docks can be pretty noisy to be honest (does that big ship dropping off/picking up scrap metal still come around? Maybe Dun Aengus would be alright, but if you're on the long walk that area would be noisy with spanish arch so close, and I lived in Ce Na Mara for a year - the flats aren't well soundproofed, balconies very close togather and you have boy racers speeding up Lough Italia road and screeching around the docks at night all the time.


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    fergpie
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    anywhere along college road would also be perfect...maybe "The Green". Cill Ard on bothermore would also be relatively quite during the day time


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    mikemac
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    Docks can be noisy.

    I'd also go with Bohermore


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