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Museum · Mountbellew · Galway

Old Forge

Old Forge, a museum, stands in Mountbellew. Add Clonbrock Castle, 11 km away, the one other place within 15 km. It is one of the places to visit in County Galway.

Where
In Mountbellew
inside the urban area
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Museum in Mountbellew

Inside Mountbellew

Old Forge is inside Mountbellew’s urban area. 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

Which month to go

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

Jan8° / 2°122 mm
Feb9° / 2°96 mm
Mar11° / 3°89 mm
Apr13° / 4°74 mm
May16° / 7°72 mm
Jun18° / 10°80 mm
Jul19° / 11°85 mm
Aug19° / 11°97 mm
Sep17° / 9°85 mm
Oct14° / 7°111 mm
Nov11° / 4°122 mm
Dec8° / 2°128 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Mountbellew, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Mountbellew (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Mountbellew’s full climate →
About

Old Forge

Museum.

In Mountbellew, inside the town’s urban area.

Type
Museum
Town
in Mountbellew
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Map of Old Forge and nearby

Find Old Forge in orange; each number is a place listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Mountbellew’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

Towns close to Old Forge

By population, Mountbellew leads the 8 with 774. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

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  1. 1Mountbellew
  2. 2Moylough
  3. 3Ballygar
  4. 4Ahascragh
  5. 5Glenamaddy
  6. 6Ballyforan
  7. 7Abbeyknockmoy
  8. 8Monivea
1 · It’s in town

Mountbellew

774 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 3.7 km northwest of it

Moylough

526 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 14 km northeast of it

Ballygar

660 people

4 · 14 km southeast of it

Ahascragh

186 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Old Forge isPeoplePlaces to visit
MountbellewIt’s in town7741
Moylough3.7 km northwest of it5261
Ballygar14 km northeast of it6600
Ahascragh14 km southeast of it1861
Glenamaddy16 km north of it5570
Ballyforan16 km east of it2270
Abbeyknockmoy17 km west of it3181
Monivea17 km southwest of it4560
Make a day of it

More near Old Forge

Around it, within 15 km, lies a castle.

1CastleCastleClonbrock Castle11 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Old Forge?

Old Forge is in Mountbellew, Galway, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Old Forge?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Old Forge?

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

What else is there to see near Old Forge?

Within 15 km: Clonbrock Castle (11 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).