Places to visit around Cluain Bú, from Claregalway Friary
A day out from Cluain Bú leads to Galway Cathedral, 11 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Cluain Bú’s urban area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
Leading the list near Cluain Bú
After Claregalway Friary, look out for an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryClaregalway Friary4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAbbey of St. Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown2.8 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.
The layout
At the edge of the map sits Claregalway Friary, 6 km out.
The dashed line is Cluain Bú’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Cluain Bú. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Cluain Bú
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Abbey of St. Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown
House of Augustinian canons.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Cluain Bú → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cluain Bú →
A drive away
Leading the 12 is Galway Cathedral, 11 km away; they include 5 castles and 2 cathedrals.
CathedralGalway Cathedral11 km south
MuseumGalway City Museum12 km south · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CastleAughnanure Castle18 km west
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary19 km northeast
CastleAthenry Castle20 km southeast
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey14 km northwest
CastleDunguaire Castle27 km south
GardenEyre Square11 km south
CastleOranmore Castle13 km southeast
CastleCastle Hackett14 km north
AttractionAillwee Cave33 km south
Abbey or prioryCong Abbey25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Cluain Bú (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 Cluain Bú: questions
What is there to see near Cluain Bú?
No attraction is mapped inside Cluain Bú itself. Within 5 km of it are Claregalway Friary and Abbey of St. Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown.
Does Cluain Bú have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cluain Bú.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Cluain Bú?
None is recorded within 5 km of Cluain Bú.
What are the best-known days out near Cluain Bú?
Within 40 km: Galway Cathedral (11 km), Galway City Museum (12 km), Aughnanure Castle (18 km), Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (19 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)
- Claregalway Friary: Charles Mount/ Cmount, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aughnanure Castle: The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Errilly Abbey: The original uploader was Dppowell at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Hackett: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cong Abbey: Christian1965~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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