Abbey or priory · near Ballinderreen · Galway

Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site

Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is a ruined ecclesiastical site. It is 900 m north of Ballinderreen. Its status is a national monument of Ireland.

Where

900 m

north of Ballinderreen

How well known

Top 28%

#492 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Ballinderreen

Just outside Ballinderreen

Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is 900 m north of Ballinderreen. Towns near it ↓

National monument of Ireland

On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓

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

Seasons and weather

Highs of 18–19°C mark June to September in Ballinderreen.

Jan9° / 3°122 mm

Feb9° / 3°96 mm

Mar11° / 4°88 mm

Apr13° / 5°69 mm

May16° / 8°74 mm

Jun18° / 10°79 mm

Jul19° / 12°90 mm

Aug19° / 12°104 mm

Sep18° / 10°97 mm

Oct14° / 8°115 mm

Nov11° / 5°130 mm

Dec9° / 3°134 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ballinderreen, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Ballinderreen (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ballinderreen’s full climate →

About

Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Add Dunguaire Castle, 6.4 km away, to a visit; it leads 11 places within 15 km.

Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 900 m north of Ballinderreen

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site, mapped

Orange is Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site

The largest of the 8 towns is Ballybane, with 15,082 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.

1 · 900 m south of it

Ballinderreen

383 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 2 km northeast of it

Clarinbridge

905 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Kilcolgan

194 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 7 km south of it

Kinvarra

721 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is	People	Places to visit
Ballinderreen	900 m south of it	383	2
Clarinbridge	2 km northeast of it	905	3
Kilcolgan	2.5 km northeast of it	194	1
Kinvarra	7 km south of it	721	2
Oranmore	7.6 km north of it	5,819	4
Murrough	11 km northwest of it	2,909	28
Ballybane	11 km northwest of it	15,082	27
Mervue	12 km northwest of it	4,126	28

Each has its own page of things to do.

Make a day of it

Next door to Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site

Among the 11 within 15 km are 4 castles, 2 museums and a natural landscape.

CastleDunguaire Castle6.4 km away 2

MuseumGalway City Museum13 km away · 162K visitors a year (2011)3

CastleOranmore Castle8 km away 4CastleCastleDrumharsna Castle7.4 km away 5

CastleMerlinpark Castle11 km away 6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeRinville Park6.3 km away 7Visitor farmVisitor farmBurren Nature Sanctuary7.8 km away 8MuseumMuseumKiltartan Gregory Museum13 km away

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

Before visiting Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site

Where is Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site?

Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is 900 m north of Ballinderreen, Galway.

What is Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site?

Ruined ecclesiastical site in Galway, Ireland.

How well known is Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site?

Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site 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 Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site?

June to September are the warmest months in Ballinderreen, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site?

Within 15 km: Dunguaire Castle (6.4 km), Galway City Museum (13 km), Oranmore Castle (8 km) and Drumharsna Castle (7.4 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).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Merlinpark Castle: dougf, 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).