Places to visit near Doonbeg
None of the places to visit we list is in Doonbeg or within 5 km of its edge. The nearest big name is Carrigafoyle Castle, 18 km off. 12 places lie within 40 km, 7 castles and 2 abbeys or priories among them.
Map of the places
The map numbers 6 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Doonbeg is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kinds of place
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 10 of the 12.
Green: inside Doonbeg. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Carrigafoyle Castle, Listowel Castle and Ennis Friary).
The complete list
These 12 are all within 40 km.
What is in or close to Doonbeg comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Doonbeg → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Doonbeg →
A day out from Doonbeg
12 places within 40 km make our list, best known first.
1Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle18 km south
2Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle32 km south
3CastleDoonagore Castle32 km north
4CathedralEnnis Cathedral38 km east
5AttractionPol an Ionain37 km north
6CastleGlin Castle24 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary39 km eastCastleCastleBallinalacken Castle37 km north
CastleCarrigaholt Bay19 km southwest
CastleLeamaneh Castle38 km northeast
MuseumDysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre37 km northeast
Abbey or prioryLislaughtin Abbey20 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Kilkee →
Questions about Doonbeg’s attractions
Does Doonbeg have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Doonbeg.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Doonbeg?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Carrigafoyle Castle (Office of Public Works), 18 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Doonbeg?
Within 40 km: Carrigafoyle Castle (18 km), Listowel Castle (32 km), Doonagore Castle (32 km), Ennis Cathedral (38 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 (6)
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Listowel Castle: Larsoner~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doonagore Castle: Valfex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glin Castle: Garry Dickinson, 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).