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Merlinpark Castle

Merlinpark Castle is a castle in County Galway. Visitors find it inside Ballybane’s neighbourhood. It is on the official list as a national monument of Ireland.

Photo: Merlinpark Castle, dougf (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Ballybane

inside the neighbourhood

How well known

Top 19%

#334 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Castle in Ballybane

Inside Ballybane

Merlinpark Castle is inside Ballybane’s neighbourhood. 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

Weather through the year

The warmest afternoons in Ballybane run June to September, at 17–19°C.

Jan9° / 3°122 mm

Feb9° / 3°100 mm

Mar11° / 4°92 mm

Apr13° / 5°72 mm

May16° / 8°77 mm

Jun18° / 10°83 mm

Jul19° / 12°95 mm

Aug19° / 12°109 mm

Sep17° / 10°101 mm

Oct14° / 7°121 mm

Nov11° / 5°134 mm

Dec9° / 3°140 mm

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

About

Merlinpark Castle

Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia. Look also at Galway City Museum, 3.9 km away.

Merlinpark Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Castle
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Ballybane

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The numbers show what else is near Merlinpark Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Merlinpark Castle

Ballybane, with 15,082 people, is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Ballybane

15,082 people · 27 places to visit

2 · 500 m southwest of it

Murrough

2,909 people · 28 places to visit

3 · 700 m west of it

Mervue

4,126 people · 28 places to visit

4 · 1.1 km west of it

Eyre Square

6,801 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Merlinpark Castle is	People	Places to visit
Ballybane	It’s in town	15,082	27
Murrough	500 m southwest of it	2,909	28
Mervue	700 m west of it	4,126	28
Eyre Square	1.1 km west of it	6,801	27
Castlegar	1.9 km northwest of it	4,315	26
Woodquay and Nuns Island	2.7 km west of it	4,948	25
Ballinfoile and Terryland	3 km northwest of it	5,851	26
Oranmore	3.5 km east of it	5,819	4

Make a day of it

Places to add to Merlinpark Castle

Look within 15 km for 3 museums, 2 castles and a garden, among others.

MuseumGalway City Museum3.9 km away · 162K visitors a year (2011)2

GardenEyre Square3.5 km away 3

CastleLynch's Castle3.7 km away 4

CastleKilleen Castle, Castlegar3.9 km away 5

MuseumHall of the Red Earl3.8 km away 6Historic houseHistoric houseGalway City's Medieval Walls3.5 km away 7ChurchChurchSaint Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway3.8 km away 8MuseumMuseumLegend of the Claddagh Ring3.8 km away

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

Merlinpark Castle, answered

Where is Merlinpark Castle?

Merlinpark Castle is in Ballybane, Galway, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

What is Merlinpark Castle?

Castle in County Galway, Ireland.

How well known is Merlinpark Castle?

Merlinpark 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 Merlinpark Castle?

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

Is Merlinpark Castle a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Merlinpark Castle?

Within 15 km: Galway City Museum (3.9 km), Eyre Square (3.5 km), Lynch's Castle (3.7 km) and Killeen Castle, Castlegar (3.9 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 (6)

Merlinpark Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Killeen Castle, Castlegar: Irimurz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hall of the Red Earl: A.-K. D., 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).