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Attractions in Dangan

Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland is the place to visit in Dangan

2011 brought 162K visitors to Galway City Museum. One place to visit is mapped inside Dangan’s neighbourhood, with 24 more within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 8 museums, 5 art galleries and 3 castles. Beyond the town, Burren National Park sits 31 km away.

Photo: Galway Cathedral, Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi (CC BY 2.0)
In Dangan
1
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
24
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
13
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Best known

Most famous in Dangan

Close behind Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland are a cathedral, a museum and a garden.

MuseumMuseumComputing and Communications Museum of Irelandin townCathedralGalway Cathedral1.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumGalway City Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southeast · 162K visitors a year (2011)GardenEyre Square1.6 km outside town, to the southeastZooGalway Atlantaquaria1.9 km outside town, to the southCastleLynch's Castle1.6 km outside town, to the southeast

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

The lie of the land

Most of the 24 close by lie to the southeast.

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

By kind

Kind by kind

Museums or galleries lead the count with 13; 7 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 8 museums · 5 art galleries1 in town · 12 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles · 2 historic houses · 1 cathedral · 1 church0 in town · 7 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 theme park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Place after place

The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 24 more.

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

Big names nearby

Out of town

Head 31 km out for Burren National Park, the best known of 12.

National parkBurren National Park31 km southCastleDunguaire Castle19 km southeastCastleAughnanure Castle20 km northwestCastleOranmore Castle9.5 km eastAttractionAillwee Cave22 km southCastleAthenry Castle22 km eastAbbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey18 km southCathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary30 km northeastAbbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey22 km northAttractionPol an Ionain32 km southwestCastleGleninagh Castle19 km southwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery29 km southeast

Places well known beyond Dangan (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 Dangan: your questions

What are the main attractions in Dangan?

The place to visit inside Dangan’s neighbourhood is Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 24 more within 5 km.

Does Dangan have a museum?

13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dangan: Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland, Galway City Museum, James Mitchell Museum and Hall of the Red Earl.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmacduagh monastery (Office of Public Works), 29 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Dangan?

Within 40 km: Burren National Park (31 km), Dunguaire Castle (19 km), Aughnanure Castle (20 km), Oranmore Castle (9.5 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 (21)

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).