Castle · near Dromahair · Leitrim

Parke's Castle

Parke's Castle is an o'Rourke Castle. Look for it 3.6 km northwest of Dromahair. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland. It is cared for by the Office of Public Works.

Photo: Parke's Castle, John Darcy (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

3.6 km

northwest of Dromahair

Run by

Office of Public Works

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#83 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Dromahair

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#83 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Just outside Dromahair

Parke's Castle is 3.6 km northwest of Dromahair. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the Office of Public Works

One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

Month by month in Dromahair

In Dromahair the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan8° / 2°128 mm

Feb9° / 2°102 mm

Mar10° / 3°93 mm

Apr13° / 5°79 mm

May16° / 7°81 mm

Jun18° / 10°83 mm

Jul19° / 11°102 mm

Aug19° / 11°108 mm

Sep17° / 9°97 mm

Oct14° / 7°122 mm

Nov10° / 4°136 mm

Dec8° / 3°140 mm

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

About

Parke's Castle

Among its facilities are guided tours. Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo, 9.4 km off.

Parke's Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Castle
Run by: Office of Public Works
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 3.6 km northwest of Dromahair
Official site: heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/parkes-castle

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

AddressKilmore, F91 FP71

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

Where it sits

The numbers show what else is near Parke's Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Parke's Castle

Of the 8, Sligo is the largest, at 20,608 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 3.6 km southeast of it

Dromahair

939 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 7.5 km south of it

Ballintogher

351 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 9.2 km west of it

Sligo

20,608 people · 20 places to visit

4 · 10 km southwest of it

Ballygawley

285 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Parke's Castle is	People	Places to visit
Dromahair	3.6 km southeast of it	939	3
Ballintogher	7.5 km south of it	351	1
Sligo	9.2 km west of it	20,608	20
Ballygawley	10 km southwest of it	285	0
Manorhamilton	11 km northeast of it	1,667	0
Ballincar	13 km west of it	423	15
Ballysadare	13 km southwest of it	1,747	1
Collooney	14 km southwest of it	1,797	0

Make a day of it

Other places close by

A visit can add 2 cathedrals, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums, from 11 places within 15 km.

CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo9.4 km away 2

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey8.9 km away 3

Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey4.1 km away 4

CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo9.3 km away 5

Art galleryModel Arts and Niland Gallery8.8 km away 6

MuseumSligo County Museum9 km away 7Natural landscapeNatural landscapeLough Gill3.5 km away 8MuseumMuseumYeats Building9.2 km away

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

Questions people have about Parke's Castle

Where is Parke's Castle?

Parke's Castle is 3.6 km northwest of Dromahair, Leitrim.

What is Parke's Castle?

O'Rourke Castle.

Who runs Parke's Castle?

Office of Public Works.

How well known is Parke's Castle?

Parke's Castle has 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #83 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Parke's Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Dromahair, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Parke's Castle a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

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

Within 15 km: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo (9.4 km), Sligo Abbey (8.9 km), Creevelea Abbey (4.1 km) and St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo (9.3 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)

Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sligo Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Creevelea Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Model Arts and Niland Gallery: Val, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sligo County Museum: Djedi Guy, 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).