Carlow County Museum
Visitors to Carlow can see Carlow County Museum. Nearby, 9 more places to visit are within 5 km. Close by, Carlow Castle is 500 m away.
Museum in Carlow
Inside Carlow
Carlow County Museum is inside Carlow’s urban area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. 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.
Month by month in Carlow
From June to September, Carlow sees highs of 18–20°C.
Carlow County Museum
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Carlow
- Official site
- carlowmuseum.ie
Getting in
The area around Carlow County Museum
Numbered points are the places near Carlow County Museum, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Carlow’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Bases for a visit
Largest of the 8 is Carlow, home to 27,351. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
Carlow
Kernanstown
Tinryland
Palatine
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Carlow County Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | It’s in town | 27,351 | 10 |
| Kernanstown | 3.5 km east of it | 269 | 10 |
| Tinryland | 3.9 km southeast of it | 338 | 9 |
| Palatine | 4.7 km northeast of it | 276 | 11 |
| Ballinabrannagh | 6.8 km southwest of it | 557 | 1 |
| Castledermot | 9.9 km northeast of it | 1,685 | 3 |
| Rathtoe | 10 km southeast of it | 296 | 2 |
| Leighlinbridge | 12 km south of it | 959 | 4 |
Each has its own page of things to do.
Around Carlow County Museum
The places within 15 km include 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and a castle.
CastleCarlow Castle500 m away2
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary100 m away3
MuseumCounty Carlow Military Museum800 m away4Art galleryArt galleryVISUAL200 m away5MuseumMuseumSt. Patrick's Trail - Driving Route100 m away6CathedralCathedralCarlow Cathedral100 m away7ChurchChurchSaint Marys Church Of Ireland300 m away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCastledermot Friary10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Carlow County Museum: common questions
Where is Carlow County Museum?
Carlow County Museum is in Carlow, Carlow, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Carlow County Museum?
Museum in Ireland.
When is the best time to visit Carlow County Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Carlow, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Carlow County Museum?
Within 15 km: Carlow Castle (500 m), Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (100 m), County Carlow Military Museum (800 m) and VISUAL (200 m).
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 (4)
- Carlow County Museum: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- County Carlow Military Museum: TheRealDug, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).