Around Ballyliffin, Carrickabraghy Castle leads the list
No place to visit is mapped inside Ballyliffin’s urban area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 attractions, a castle and a museum. A longer outing takes you to Doe Castle, 34 km off.
The first to see around Ballyliffin
Beyond Carrickabraghy Castle, there are 2 attractions and a museum.
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle3.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumDoagh Famine Village4.1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionDough Famine Village4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionGlendowen craft shop3.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Ballyliffin, mapped
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the northeast.
The dashed line is Ballyliffin’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
It comes down to 2 attractions, a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Ballyliffin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Ballyliffin
Each of the 4 is 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 Ballyliffin → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballyliffin →
For a day out
Worth the drive, Doe Castle (34 km) is first of the 5.
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle34 km southwest
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum14 km southwest
CastleBurt Castle30 km south
FortNeds Point Fort17 km south
CastleNorthburgh Castle28 km eastPlaces well known beyond Ballyliffin (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.
Seeing Ballyliffin: questions
What is there to see near Ballyliffin?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballyliffin itself. Within 5 km of it are Carrickabraghy Castle, Doagh Famine Village, Dough Famine Village and Glendowen craft shop.
Does Ballyliffin have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballyliffin: Doagh Famine Village.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballyliffin?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 34 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ballyliffin?
Within 40 km: Doe Castle (34 km), Fort Dunree Military Museum (14 km), Burt Castle (30 km), Neds Point Fort (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 (6)
- Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northburgh Castle: Corinna Schleiffer, 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).