Galway railway station (Ceannt Station / Stáisiún Cheannt) serves the city of Galway

Galway

Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

 in County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

. The Station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square

Eyre Square

John F. Kennedy Memorial Park is an inner-city public park in Galway, Ireland, formerly officially named Eyre Square and still widely known by that name...

. The station is to be redeveloped in the near future, as part of the Ceannt Station Quarter

Ceannt Station Quarter

The Ceannt Station Quarter is a planned urban quarter for the city of Galway, County Galway, Ireland. As the name suggests, the new district will be built around the city's rail station - Ceannt Station - which itself is going to undergo a major redevelopment as part of the project.- The Site...

 project.

The station opened on 1 August 1851. It was given the name Ceannt on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Éamonn Ceannt

Éamonn Ceannt

Éamonn Ceannt , born Edward Thomas Kent, was an Irish republican, mostly known for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916.-Background:...

, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916

Easter Rising

The Easter Rising was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing the Irish Republic at a time when the British Empire was heavily engaged in the First World War...

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