Seeing Kilrush? Begin at Shannon Dolphin Centre
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Kilrush are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Kilrush’s urban area are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 3. The centre alone has 3 within 1 km. Drive 7.7 km to reach Carrigafoyle Castle.
What Kilrush is known for
Along with Shannon Dolphin Centre, see 2 museums, a garden and a historic site.
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 view
Most of the 3 close by lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Kilrush’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 5.
Green: inside Kilrush. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
The town has 2; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 3 more.
The 2 inside Kilrush 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 Kilrush → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilrush →
Around the region
Out of town, Carrigafoyle Castle (7.7 km) leads 11 names to know.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle7.7 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle22 km south
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral40 km southwest
CastleGlin Castle15 km southeast
Abbey or prioryLislaughtin Abbey9.1 km south
CastleCarrigaholt Bay15 km west
Historic houseTarbert House10 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West36 km southeast
CastleGlenquin Castle38 km southeast
CastleBallyheigue Castle36 km southwest
Abbey or prioryArdfert Abbey Friary39 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Kilrush (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.
Places to visit in Kilrush: questions
What are the main attractions in Kilrush?
The best known inside Kilrush’s urban area are Shannon Dolphin Centre and The Museum of Irish Rural Life. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Kilrush have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kilrush: Shannon Dolphin Centre, The Museum of Irish Rural Life and Scattery Island.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilrush?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Carrigafoyle Castle (Office of Public Works), 7.7 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Kilrush?
Within 40 km: Carrigafoyle Castle (7.7 km), Listowel Castle (22 km), Ardfert Cathedral (40 km), Glin Castle (15 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)
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Listowel Castle: Larsoner~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glin Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lislaughtin Abbey: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigaholt Bay: Warren Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarbert House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Newcastle West: Eugene gogs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenquin Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyheigue Castle: Kglavin~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Abbey Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).