Shannon Dolphin Centre
Shannon Dolphin Centre is a museum in Kilrush. Add any of 4 more places within 5 km to a visit. It has guided tours.
Museum in Kilrush
Inside Kilrush
Shannon Dolphin Centre is inside Kilrush’s urban area, with 4 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 Kilrush
In Kilrush the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–19°C.
Shannon Dolphin Centre
Top of the list nearby is Carrigafoyle Castle, 7.3 km away.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Kilrush
- Official site
- iwdg.ie/our-centre
Getting in
The area around Shannon Dolphin Centre
Orange: Shannon Dolphin Centre.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Kilrush’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
The towns around Shannon Dolphin Centre
Largest of the 8 is Kilrush, home to 2,649. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Kilrush
Ballylongford
Doonbeg
Tarbert
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Shannon Dolphin Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilrush | It’s in town | 2,649 | 5 |
| Ballylongford | 9.5 km south of it | 415 | 3 |
| Doonbeg | 11 km north of it | 279 | 0 |
| Tarbert | 11 km southeast of it | 546 | 3 |
| Kilkee | 11 km northwest of it | 1,214 | 2 |
| Kilmihil | 16 km northeast of it | 472 | 0 |
| Glin | 17 km southeast of it | 644 | 1 |
| Newtownsandes | 18 km southeast of it | 378 | 0 |
While you are near Shannon Dolphin Centre
Close at hand are 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house, among others within 15 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle7.3 km away2
Abbey or prioryLislaughtin Abbey8.9 km away3
CastleCarrigaholt Bay14 km away4
Historic houseTarbert House11 km away5GardenGardenVandeleur Walled Garden1.6 km away6MuseumMuseumScattery Island3 km away7Visitor farmVisitor farmThe Flying Alpaca5.8 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryLislaughtin Franciscan Friary9.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Shannon Dolphin Centre
Where is Shannon Dolphin Centre?
Shannon Dolphin Centre is in Kilrush, Clare, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Shannon Dolphin Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Shannon Dolphin Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Kilrush, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Shannon Dolphin Centre?
Within 15 km: Carrigafoyle Castle (7.3 km), Lislaughtin Abbey (8.9 km), Carrigaholt Bay (14 km) and Tarbert House (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).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lislaughtin Abbey: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigaholt Bay: Warren Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarbert House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).