Out from Knocknacarra: Galway Cathedral and more
The 2011 count at Galway City Museum was 162K visitors. Our list finds nothing inside Knocknacarra’s neighbourhood, but 24 places within 5 km of its edge. There are 8 museums, 5 art galleries and 2 gardens to choose from. Further afield lies Burren National Park, at 30 km.
Where to start near Knocknacarra
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a garden and a zoo.
CathedralGalway Cathedral1.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumGalway City Museum2.1 km outside town, to the east · 162K visitors a year (2011)
GardenEyre Square2.4 km outside town, to the east
ZooGalway Atlantaquaria1.1 km outside town, to the east
CastleLynch's Castle2.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumJames Mitchell Museum1.6 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Knocknacarra
Beyond the town, the 24 nearby are mostly to the east.
The dashed line is Knocknacarra’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (13) and castles or historic places (6).
Green: inside Knocknacarra. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 24 places in all.
7Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland
Museum at the University of Galway.
9Hall of the Red Earl
Accessible archaeological site of a former banqueting hall in Druid Lane, Galway.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Knocknacarra → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Knocknacarra →
Names further out
Burren National Park, at 30 km, heads the 12 day trips.
National parkBurren National Park30 km south
CastleDunguaire Castle19 km southeast
CastleAughnanure Castle20 km northwest
AttractionAillwee Cave20 km south
CastleOranmore Castle12 km east
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey16 km south
CastleAthenry Castle25 km east
CastleMerlinpark Castle7.6 km east
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary33 km northeast
AttractionPol an Ionain30 km southwest
CastleGleninagh Castle16 km southwest
CastleDoonagore Castle35 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Knocknacarra (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.
Asked about places to visit in Knocknacarra
What is there to see near Knocknacarra?
No attraction is mapped inside Knocknacarra itself. Within 5 km of it are Galway Cathedral, Galway City Museum, Eyre Square and Galway Atlantaquaria.
Does Knocknacarra have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Knocknacarra: Galway City Museum, James Mitchell Museum, Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland and Hall of the Red Earl.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Knocknacarra?
None is recorded within 5 km of Knocknacarra.
What are the best-known days out near Knocknacarra?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (30 km), Dunguaire Castle (19 km), Aughnanure Castle (20 km), Aillwee Cave (20 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 (20)
- 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
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Atlantaquaria: GalwayAquarium, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mitchell Museum: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake's Castle: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall of the Red Earl: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aughnanure Castle: The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlinpark Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleninagh Castle: PDphoto.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doonagore Castle: Valfex, CC BY-SA 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).