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Leamaneh Castle
Attractions in Kilfenora

See The Burren Centre and one more in Kilfenora

This is a list led by castles or historic places, 3 of its 5. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the 2 inside Kilfenora’s urban area. The middle of town keeps 3 within 1 km. A longer outing takes you to Burren National Park, 15 km off.

Photo: Leamaneh Castle, Steve Ford Elliott (CC BY 2.0)
In Kilfenora
2
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Best known, in and near Kilfenora

A historic site, a castle and a cathedral follow The Burren Centre.

MuseumMuseumThe Burren Centrein townHistoric siteHistoric siteDoorty's Crossin townCastleLeamaneh Castle4.9 km outside town, to the eastCathedralCathedralKilfenora Cathedral and Crosses100 m outside town, to the westVisitor farmVisitor farmBurren Free Range Pork Farm1.4 km outside town, to the east

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

Finding your way

Leave town to the east for most of the 3 nearby.

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

By kind

Which kinds

The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 5.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 1 historic site · 1 castle · 1 cathedral1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 visitor farm0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

In Kilfenora first, then nearby

After the 2 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Kilfenora 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 Kilfenora → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilfenora →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

The 12 days out are led by Burren National Park, 15 km away.

National parkBurren National Park15 km eastAttractionAillwee Cave12 km northeastAttractionPol an Ionain10 km northwestCastleDoonagore Castle12 km westCastleCastleBallinalacken Castle10 km northwestCathedralEnnis Cathedral23 km southeastMuseumGalway City Museum33 km north · 162K visitors a year (2011)CathedralGalway Cathedral33 km northCastleDunguaire Castle26 km northeastMuseumDysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre13 km southeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary23 km southeastFortFortDun Aengus40 km northwest

Places well known beyond Kilfenora (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.

Quick answers on Kilfenora

What are the main attractions in Kilfenora?

The best known inside Kilfenora’s urban area are The Burren Centre and Doorty's Cross. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Kilfenora have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kilfenora: The Burren Centre.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 23 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Kilfenora?

Within 40 km: Burren National Park (15 km), Aillwee Cave (12 km), Pol an Ionain (10 km), Doonagore Castle (12 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 (11)

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).