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Attractions in Parteen

Around Parteen, start with King John's Castle

13 of the 19 places to visit in and around Parteen are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Parteen. Go 13 km out for Bunratty Castle.

Photo: St John's Cathedral, David P Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Parteen
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
19
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
13
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Parteen

Beyond King John's Castle, there are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.

MuseumMuseumKing John's Castle2 km outside town, to the southCathedralSt John's Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the southCathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral2.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumThe Hunt Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southArt galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art3.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick3.3 km outside town, to the south

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

Beyond the town, the 19 nearby are mostly to the south.

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

By kind

Grouped by kind

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (13), then castles or historic places (5).

Museums & galleries 9 museums · 4 art galleries0 in town · 13 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 cathedrals · 2 historic houses · 1 castle0 in town · 5 nearby
Nature & islands 1 natural landscape0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Every one of them

You will find all 19 within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Parteen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Parteen →

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Start with Bunratty Castle, 13 km off, the best known of 12.

CastleBunratty Castle13 km westAbbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey16 km eastCastleKnappogue Castle18 km northwestCathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches17 km northeastCathedralEnnis Cathedral30 km northwestCastleCarrigogunnell Castle10 km southwestMuseumCraggaunowen18 km northwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary30 km northwestCastleBallymarkahan Castle19 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare18 km southwestCastleBallyhannon Castle23 km northwestCastleDromore Castle35 km northwest

Places well known beyond Parteen (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.

Your questions on Parteen

What is there to see near Parteen?

No attraction is mapped inside Parteen itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.

Does Parteen have a museum?

13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Parteen: 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 Parteen?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 30 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Parteen?

Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (13 km), Glenstal Abbey (16 km), Knappogue Castle (18 km), Killaloe Cathedral and Churches (17 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)

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).