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Granuaile's Castle
Castle · near Louisburgh · Mayo

Granuaile's Castle

Granuaile's Castle is a tower house in County Mayo. Head 10 km northwest of Louisburgh to reach it. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland.

Photo: Granuaile's Castle, Steve Edge (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
10 km
northwest of Louisburgh
How well known
Top 19%
#334 of 1,783 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–18°C
In brief

Castle near Louisburgh

Near Louisburgh

Granuaile's Castle is 10 km northwest of Louisburgh. 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

Warm months and wet ones

Warmest in Louisburgh are June to August, at 17–18°C.

Jan9° / 4°147 mm
Feb9° / 4°122 mm
Mar11° / 5°106 mm
Apr13° / 6°86 mm
May15° / 8°86 mm
Jun17° / 11°89 mm
Jul18° / 12°100 mm
Aug18° / 12°125 mm
Sep17° / 11°121 mm
Oct14° / 8°147 mm
Nov11° / 6°165 mm
Dec10° / 4°161 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Louisburgh, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Louisburgh (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Louisburgh’s full climate →
About

Granuaile's Castle

Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Look also at Carrickkildavnet Castle, 9 km away, first of 4 more within 15 km.

Granuaile's Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Castle
Listed
National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
10 km northwest of Louisburgh
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

The way to Granuaile's Castle

The places near Granuaile's Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

Towns around Granuaile's Castle, by distance

With 367 people, Louisburgh is the largest of the 3. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

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  1. 1Louisburgh
  2. 2Gob an Choire
  3. 3Mulranny
1 · 10 km southeast of it

Louisburgh

367 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 14 km north of it

Gob an Choire

265 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 17 km northeast of it

Mulranny

315 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns
TownWhere Granuaile's Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Louisburgh10 km southeast of it3672
Gob an Choire14 km north of it2653
Mulranny17 km northeast of it3152
Make a day of it

Pair Granuaile's Castle with these

Within 15 km are 4 places, among them 2 natural landscapes, a castle and a museum.

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

Good to know about Granuaile's Castle

Where is Granuaile's Castle?

Granuaile's Castle is 10 km northwest of Louisburgh, Mayo.

What is Granuaile's Castle?

Tower house in County Mayo, Ireland.

How well known is Granuaile's Castle?

Granuaile's 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 Granuaile's Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Louisburgh, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Granuaile's Castle a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Granuaile's Castle?

Within 15 km: Carrickkildavnet Castle (9 km), Granuaile Visitor Centre (10 km), Cuan na hAisléime (Ashleam Bay) (12 km) and Dumhach Bheag (Dooghbeg) (13 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 (2)

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).