Millstreet’s draw is Millstreet Museum
From Millstreet, the big name within reach is Killarney National Park, 31 km away. We list one place to visit inside Millstreet’s urban area and another within 5 km of its edge. They include a museum and a castle.
Most famous in Millstreet
Next to Millstreet Museum, the best known is a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Furthest from the centre is Drishane Castle, 2.1 km away.
The dashed line is Millstreet’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
The places here are a museum and a castle.
Green: inside Millstreet. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
The one inside Millstreet comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
Drishane Castle
MacCarthy tower house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
The one inside Millstreet 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 Millstreet → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Millstreet →
Further out, the best known
The 12 days out are led by Killarney National Park, 31 km away.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens36 km southeast
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney32 km west
CastleRoss Castle33 km west
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms31 km west
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary30 km west
CastleMacroom Castle18 km south
CastleCarrigaphooca Castle17 km south
CastleKanturk Castle16 km northeast
CastleDromaneen Castle24 km east
Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey29 km east
CastleKilbolane Castle34 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Millstreet (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.
Asked about places to visit in Millstreet
What are the main attractions in Millstreet?
The place to visit inside Millstreet’s urban area is Millstreet Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Millstreet have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Millstreet: Millstreet Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Millstreet?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 31 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Millstreet?
Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (31 km), Blarney Castle and Gardens (36 km), St Mary's Cathedral Killarney (32 km), Ross Castle (33 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 (12)
- Drishane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Macroom Castle: Mith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigaphooca Castle: Ceoil ( Uploads ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kanturk Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromaneen Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mourne Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, 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).