From Ballycannan, 3.9 km to King John's Castle
12 of the 20 places to visit in and around Ballycannan are museums or galleries. Ballycannan itself has none of them. The trip to Bunratty Castle is 11 km.
Just outside Ballycannan, the best known
Following King John's Castle are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Hunt Museum4 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art4.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick4.7 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The farthest of them, Woodcock Hill Airsoft & Adventure Centre, is 5 km out.
The dashed line is Ballycannan’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
There are more museums or galleries (12) than anything else, then castles or historic places (5).
Green: inside Ballycannan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Ballycannan
Here are the 20 places within 5 km of its edge.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
Limerick City Gallery of Art
Art museum housed in the former Limerick City Carnegie Library.
The People's Museum of Limerick
Local history museum in Limerick, Ireland.
7Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballycannan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballycannan →
Within a day
Worth the drive, Bunratty Castle (11 km) is first of the 12.
CastleBunratty Castle11 km west
CastleKnappogue Castle16 km northwest
CathedralEnnis Cathedral27 km northwest
CastleCarrigogunnell Castle8.5 km southwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey18 km east
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches19 km northeast
MuseumCraggaunowen16 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary27 km northwest
CastleBallymarkahan Castle17 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare17 km southwest
CastleBallyhannon Castle21 km northwest
CastleDromore Castle33 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ballycannan (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 visitors ask about Ballycannan
What is there to see near Ballycannan?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballycannan itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.
Does Ballycannan have a museum?
12 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ballycannan: King John's Castle, The Hunt Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art and The People's Museum of Limerick.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballycannan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 27 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ballycannan?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (11 km), Knappogue Castle (16 km), Ennis Cathedral (27 km), Carrigogunnell Castle (8.5 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 (18)
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Limerick City Gallery of Art: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The People's Museum of Limerick: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanning's Castle: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhannon Castle: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromore Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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