Aghalard Castle
Aghalard Castle is a tower house in County Mayo. It is 9 km southwest of Ballinrobe. Close by, Cong Abbey is 1.9 km away, one of 11 within 15 km.
Castle near Ballinrobe
Near Ballinrobe
Aghalard Castle is 9 km southwest of Ballinrobe. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
The warmest afternoons in Ballinrobe run June to September, at 17–19°C.
Aghalard Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages. On the county map, it is in County Mayo.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 9 km southwest of Ballinrobe
Where to find Aghalard Castle
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Aghalard Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Bases for a visit
Among the 6, Ballinrobe is the biggest, home to 3,148 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Ballinrobe
Kilmaine
Shrule
Oughterard
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Aghalard Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 9 km northeast of it | 3,148 | 2 |
| Kilmaine | 12 km east of it | 201 | 1 |
| Shrule | 14 km east of it | 362 | 3 |
| Oughterard | 14 km south of it | 1,846 | 3 |
| Headford | 16 km southeast of it | 1,235 | 4 |
| Rosscahill | 19 km south of it | 327 | 2 |
Make a day of it near Aghalard Castle
11 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums among them.
Abbey or prioryCong Abbey1.9 km away2MuseumMuseumThe Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop1.8 km away3
CastleCaherduff Castle3.6 km away4
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey14 km away5
CastleKinlough Castle14 km away6
CastleShrule Castle15 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseThe Monk's Fishing House1.9 km away8MuseumMuseumSouth Mayo Family Research Centre9.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Aghalard Castle
Where is Aghalard Castle?
Aghalard Castle is 9 km southwest of Ballinrobe, Mayo.
What is Aghalard Castle?
Tower house in County Mayo, Ireland.
How well known is Aghalard Castle?
Aghalard Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #334 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Aghalard Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Ballinrobe, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Aghalard Castle?
Within 15 km: Cong Abbey (1.9 km), The Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop (1.8 km), Caherduff Castle (3.6 km) and Ross Errilly Abbey (14 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Aghalard Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cong Abbey: Christian1965~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherduff Castle: Jlahorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Errilly Abbey: The original uploader was Dppowell at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinlough Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrule Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).