Oranmore Castle
Oranmore Castle is a tower house in County Galway. This one is within Oranmore’s urban area. The pick nearby is Galway City Museum, 7.9 km off.
Castle in Oranmore
Inside Oranmore
Oranmore Castle is inside Oranmore’s urban area, with 2 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.
The year in Oranmore
For warmth, aim for June to September (17–19°C highs in Oranmore).
Oranmore Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Oranmore
- Official site
- oranmorecastle.com
Oranmore Castle on the map
Spot Oranmore Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Oranmore’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Bases for a visit
With 15,082 people, Ballybane is the largest of the 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Oranmore
Ballybane
Murrough
Clarinbridge
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Oranmore Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oranmore | It’s in town | 5,819 | 4 |
| Ballybane | 1.2 km northwest of it | 15,082 | 27 |
| Murrough | 1.4 km west of it | 2,909 | 28 |
| Clarinbridge | 4.9 km southeast of it | 905 | 3 |
| Mervue | 5 km west of it | 4,126 | 28 |
| Eyre Square | 6.8 km west of it | 6,801 | 27 |
| Castlegar | 7.1 km northwest of it | 4,315 | 26 |
| Kilcolgan | 7.8 km southeast of it | 194 | 1 |
Next door to Oranmore Castle
Our list has 3 castles, 2 museums and a garden within 15 km, among others.
MuseumGalway City Museum7.9 km away · 162K visitors a year (2011)2
CastleMerlinpark Castle4.4 km away3
GardenEyre Square7.6 km away4
CastleKilleen Castle, Castlegar5.7 km away5
CastleLynch's Castle7.8 km away6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeRinville Park2.8 km away7
MuseumHall of the Red Earl7.9 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseGalway City's Medieval Walls7.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Oranmore Castle
Where is Oranmore Castle?
Oranmore Castle is in Oranmore, Galway, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Oranmore Castle?
Tower house in County Galway, Ireland.
How well known is Oranmore Castle?
Oranmore Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #185 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Oranmore Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Oranmore, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Oranmore Castle?
Within 15 km: Galway City Museum (7.9 km), Merlinpark Castle (4.4 km), Eyre Square (7.6 km) and Killeen Castle, Castlegar (5.7 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 (7)
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlinpark Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killeen Castle, Castlegar: Irimurz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, 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).