The Rectory
You can find The Rectory, a museum, in Edgeworthstown. Our list has one more place within 5 km. The pick nearby is St. Mel's Cathedral, 13 km off.
Museum in Edgeworthstown
Inside Edgeworthstown
The Rectory is inside Edgeworthstown’s urban area, with 1 more place 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.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest afternoons in Edgeworthstown run June to September, at 17–19°C.
The Rectory
Museum.
In Edgeworthstown, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Edgeworthstown
Where it sits
Numbered points are the places near The Rectory, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Edgeworthstown’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near The Rectory
In size, Longford comes first of the 8, with 10,952 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Edgeworthstown
Rathowen
Legan
Ballinalee
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Rectory is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgeworthstown | It’s in town | 2,199 | 2 |
| Rathowen | 7.2 km southeast of it | 187 | 0 |
| Legan | 8.2 km south of it | 346 | 1 |
| Ballinalee | 9.5 km north of it | 395 | 0 |
| Granard | 12 km northeast of it | 1,058 | 1 |
| Ballinalack | 12 km southeast of it | 161 | 1 |
| Longford | 13 km west of it | 10,952 | 1 |
| Ballynacargy | 13 km south of it | 215 | 2 |
Nearby, too
A visit can add 3 museums, 3 abbeys or priories and 2 cathedrals, from 9 places within 15 km.
CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral13 km away2CathedralCathedralCathedral of Saint Mel in Ardagh6.7 km away3MuseumMuseumThe Maria Edgeworth Visitor Centre500 m away4
Abbey or prioryAbbeyshrule Monastery13 km away5
Abbey or prioryTristernagh Abbey14 km away6MuseumMuseumCreative Ardagh6.1 km away7MuseumMuseumKnights and Conquests Exhibition Centre11 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAbbeyderg Abbey and Graveyard14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to The Rectory: questions
Where is The Rectory?
The Rectory is in Edgeworthstown, Longford, inside the town’s urban area.
What is The Rectory?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit The Rectory?
June to September are the warmest months in Edgeworthstown, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Rectory?
Within 15 km: St. Mel's Cathedral (13 km), Cathedral of Saint Mel in Ardagh (6.7 km), The Maria Edgeworth Visitor Centre (500 m) and Abbeyshrule Monastery (13 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 (3)
- St. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbeyshrule Monastery: Jamesco101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tristernagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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).