Oranmore Castle heads the list around Clarinbridge
Nothing on our list is inside Clarinbridge’s urban area; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle, an abbey or priory and a natural landscape. If you have a day, head to Galway City Museum, 12 km away.
Just outside Clarinbridge, the best known
Along with Oranmore Castle, see an abbey or priory and a natural landscape.
CastleOranmore Castle4.9 km outside town, to the northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDrumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site2 km outside town, to the southwestNatural landscapeNatural landscapeRinville Park4.7 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map ends at Oranmore Castle, 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Clarinbridge’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What they are
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Clarinbridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Here are the 3 places 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 Clarinbridge → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clarinbridge →
Beyond Clarinbridge
Start with Galway City Museum, 12 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumGalway City Museum12 km west · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralGalway Cathedral13 km northwest
CastleDunguaire Castle10 km south
National parkBurren National Park26 km south
CastleAthenry Castle12 km northeast
MuseumThoor Ballylee16 km southeast
AttractionAillwee Cave24 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery20 km south
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey16 km southwest
GardenEyre Square12 km northwest
CathedralSt Brendan's Cathedral21 km east
CastleAughnanure Castle34 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Clarinbridge (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.
Know before you go to Clarinbridge
What is there to see near Clarinbridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Clarinbridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Oranmore Castle, Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site and Rinville Park.
Does Clarinbridge have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Clarinbridge.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Clarinbridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmacduagh monastery (Office of Public Works), 20 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Clarinbridge?
Within 40 km: Galway City Museum (12 km), Galway Cathedral (13 km), Dunguaire Castle (10 km), Burren National Park (26 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 (13)
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thoor Ballylee: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmacduagh monastery: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Brendan's Cathedral: Vanessa Kennedy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aughnanure Castle: The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0, 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).