Museum · Athenry · Galway

Heritage Center

One of the places to visit in Athenry is Heritage Center, a museum. Nearby, 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. The pick nearby is Athenry Castle, 100 m off.

Where

In Athenry

inside the urban area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Museum in Athenry

Inside Athenry

Heritage Center is inside Athenry’s urban area, with 3 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.

When to go

Weather through the year

June to September are the warmest in Athenry, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 2°124 mm

Feb9° / 2°98 mm

Mar11° / 3°91 mm

Apr13° / 5°74 mm

May16° / 7°77 mm

Jun18° / 10°83 mm

Jul19° / 12°95 mm

Aug19° / 11°107 mm

Sep17° / 10°98 mm

Oct14° / 7°119 mm

Nov11° / 4°128 mm

Dec9° / 3°132 mm

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

About

Heritage Center

Museum.

In Athenry, inside the town’s urban area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Athenry

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Heritage Center

Orange shows Heritage Center; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

The biggest base of the 8 is Oranmore (5,819 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Athenry

4,603 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 7.7 km south of it

Craughwell

1,034 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 8.7 km north of it

Monivea

456 people

4 · 12 km southwest of it

Clarinbridge

905 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Heritage Center is	People	Places to visit
Athenry	It’s in town	4,603	4
Craughwell	7.7 km south of it	1,034	1
Monivea	8.7 km north of it	456	0
Clarinbridge	12 km southwest of it	905	3
Turloughmore	12 km northwest of it	243	2
Lackaghbeg	12 km northwest of it	576	3
Oranmore	13 km west of it	5,819	4
Kilcolgan	13 km southwest of it	194	1

Make a day of it

Beyond Heritage Center

There are 4 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum within 15 km, and more besides.

CastleAthenry Castle100 m away 2

Abbey or prioryAthenry Priory200 m away 3

CastleOranmore Castle13 km away 4

CastleDunsandle Castle9 km away 5CastleCastleCaherkinmonwee Castle7.8 km away 6MuseumMuseumAthenry Arts and Heritage Centre100 m away 7

Abbey or prioryClaregalway Friary14 km away 8Visitor farmVisitor farmLeahy Beekeeping12 km away

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

Planning a visit to Heritage Center

Where is Heritage Center?

Heritage Center is in Athenry, Galway, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Heritage Center?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Heritage Center?

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

What else is there to see near Heritage Center?

Within 15 km: Athenry Castle (100 m), Athenry Priory (200 m), Oranmore Castle (13 km) and Dunsandle Castle (9 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 (5)

Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Athenry Priory: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunsandle Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claregalway Friary: Charles Mount/ Cmount, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).