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St Eunan's Cathedral
Attractions in Raphoe

St Eunan's Cathedral is the place to visit in Raphoe

The best-known day out from Raphoe is Glenveagh National Park, 33 km away. We list one place to visit inside Raphoe’s urban area and another within 5 km of its edge. Look for a cathedral and a natural landscape.

Photo: St Eunan's Cathedral, Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Raphoe
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list in Raphoe

A natural landscape follows St Eunan's Cathedral.

CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedralin townNatural landscapeNatural landscapeOakfield Park700 m outside town, to the east

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

On the map

The outermost point is Oakfield Park, at 1.9 km.

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

By kind

A breakdown by kind

It comes down to a cathedral and a natural landscape.

Castles & historic places 1 cathedral1 in town
Nature & islands 1 natural landscape0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Every place, in and near Raphoe

First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Raphoe 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 Raphoe → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Raphoe →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Head 33 km out for Glenveagh National Park, the best known of 9.

National parkGlenveagh National Park33 km northwestCathedralCathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba12 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle34 km northwestCastleBurt Castle18 km northMuseumDonegal County Museum13 km northwestCastleGlenveagh Castle30 km northwestMuseumFort Dunree Military Museum36 km northHistoric houseGlebe House and Gallery24 km northwestFortNeds Point Fort31 km north

Places well known beyond Raphoe (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 Raphoe: questions

What are the main attractions in Raphoe?

The place to visit inside Raphoe’s urban area is St Eunan's Cathedral. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.

Does Raphoe have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Raphoe.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Raphoe?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 34 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Raphoe?

Within 40 km: Glenveagh National Park (33 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (12 km), Doe Castle (34 km), Burt Castle (18 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 (9)

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).