One to see in Mountshannon: Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience
Mapped inside Mountshannon’s urban area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 3. The mix takes in a museum, a castle and a historic house. Go 32 km out for King John's Castle.
The headline places in Mountshannon
Close behind Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience are a castle, a historic house 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 places, mapped
Close by, the 3 mostly lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Mountshannon’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
3 of the 4 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Mountshannon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
4 places in all: one in town and 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Mountshannon comes 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 Mountshannon → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mountshannon →
For a day out
Of the 12 day trips, King John's Castle (32 km) is the best known.
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens22 km northeast
CastleBunratty Castle37 km southwest
National parkBurren National Park39 km west
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches14 km south
CathedralSt John's Cathedral33 km southwest
CastleBirr Castle39 km northeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral32 km southwest
CastleRedwood Castle32 km northeast
MuseumThe Hunt Museum32 km southwest
CathedralEnnis Cathedral39 km west
CathedralSt Brendan's Cathedral31 km northPlaces well known beyond Mountshannon (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.
Mountshannon: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Mountshannon?
The place to visit inside Mountshannon’s urban area is Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Mountshannon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Mountshannon: Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Mountshannon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Portumna Castle and Gardens (Office of Public Works), 22 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Mountshannon?
Within 40 km: King John's Castle (32 km), Portumna Castle and Gardens (22 km), Bunratty Castle (37 km), Burren National Park (39 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)
- Portumna Castle and Gardens: Bogman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redwood Castle: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Brendan's Cathedral: Vanessa Kennedy, CC BY 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).