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Borris House
Attractions in Borris

What to see in Borris, from Borris House on

Mapped inside Borris’ urban area are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. Among them are 3 museums and a garden. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. Allow a day for Ballymoon Castle, 11 km off.

Photo: Borris House, sarah777 (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Borris
2
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known

What Borris is known for

Following Borris House are 2 museums and a garden.

MuseumBorris Housein townMuseumMuseumSt Moling's Trail - Driving Routein townGardenGardenHerb Garden at Kilgraney House5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumGoodly Barrow Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where they are

The farthest of them, Herb Garden at Kilgraney House, is 5.7 km out.

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The dashed line is Borris’ urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

What there is to see

Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 4.

Museums & galleries 3 museums2 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Borris. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Each place in turn

4 places in all: 2 in town and 2 within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Borris come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Borris → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Borris →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Allow a day for Ballymoon Castle, 11 km away, the pick of 12.

CastleBallymoon Castle11 km northCastleKilkenny Castle22 km westAbbey or prioryDuiske Abbey7.2 km southAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey18 km southwestCastleCarlow Castle26 km northCastleTinnahinch Castle7.6 km southCastleShankill Castle and Gardens11 km northwestCathedralSaint Marys Cathedral22 km westCastleBallyloughan Castle28 km northCathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower22 km westCathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral27 km southeastMuseumDunmore Cave25 km northwest

Places well known beyond Borris (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

What people ask about Borris

What are the main attractions in Borris?

The best known inside Borris’ urban area are Borris House and St Moling's Trail - Driving Route. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Borris have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Borris: Borris House, St Moling's Trail - Driving Route and Goodly Barrow Museum.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Borris?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Jerpoint Abbey (Office of Public Works), 18 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Borris?

Within 40 km: Ballymoon Castle (11 km), Kilkenny Castle (22 km), Duiske Abbey (7.2 km), Jerpoint Abbey (18 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (13)

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).