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Heritage railway · near Oughterard · Galway

Connemara Railway

Set 15 km west of Oughterard, Connemara Railway is a heritage railway. Close by, Castlekirk is 4.2 km away, one of 6 within 15 km. It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Where
15 km
west of Oughterard
How well known
Top 28%
#492 of 1,783 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Heritage railway near Oughterard

Near Oughterard

Connemara Railway is 15 km west of Oughterard. 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.

When to go

How the seasons run

Highs of 17–19°C mark June to September in Oughterard.

Jan9° / 3°169 mm
Feb9° / 3°137 mm
Mar11° / 4°121 mm
Apr13° / 5°91 mm
May16° / 8°91 mm
Jun18° / 10°92 mm
Jul19° / 12°100 mm
Aug19° / 12°117 mm
Sep17° / 10°117 mm
Oct14° / 7°150 mm
Nov11° / 5°171 mm
Dec9° / 3°182 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Oughterard, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Oughterard (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Oughterard’s full climate →
About

Connemara Railway

Heritage railway in Ireland.

Connemara Railway on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Heritage railway
Wikipedias
Covered in 2 languages
Town
15 km west of Oughterard
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Connemara Railway on the map

The orange dot is Connemara Railway; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

Towns near Connemara Railway

The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 15 km east of it

Oughterard

1,846 people · 3 places to visit

Make a day of it

After Connemara Railway

There are 6 within 15 km, 2 museums, a castle and a historic house among them.

1CastleCastleCastlekirk4.2 km away2MuseumMuseumGlengowla Mines & Family Farm Experience12 km away3Historic houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksTeach an Phiarsaigh9.7 km away4MuseumMuseumIonad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh Conamara - Pearse Cottage9.4 km away5Visitor farmVisitor farmJoyce Country Sheepdogs14 km away6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeGalway Wind Park14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Connemara Railway: questions

Where is Connemara Railway?

Connemara Railway is 15 km west of Oughterard, Galway.

What is Connemara Railway?

Heritage railway in Ireland.

How well known is Connemara Railway?

Connemara Railway has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #492 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Connemara Railway?

June to September are the warmest months in Oughterard, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Connemara Railway?

Within 15 km: Castlekirk (4.2 km), Glengowla Mines & Family Farm Experience (12 km), Teach an Phiarsaigh (9.7 km) and Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh Conamara - Pearse Cottage (9.4 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).

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).