The nearest draw to Mervue: Galway Cathedral, 2.6 km away
In 2011, 162K people visited Galway City Museum. The neighbourhood has no place on our list of its own; 28 are within 5 km of its edge. There are 8 museums, 5 castles and 5 art galleries to choose from. For a full day, there is Burren National Park, 30 km away.
The best known around Mervue
After Galway Cathedral come 3 castles, a museum and a garden.
CathedralGalway Cathedral1.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumGalway City Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 162K visitors a year (2011)
GardenEyre Square1.1 km outside town, to the west
CastleMerlinpark Castle700 m outside town, to the east
CastleOranmore Castle5 km outside town, to the east
CastleLynch's Castle1.4 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Close by, the 28 mostly lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Mervue’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
13 museums or galleries and 9 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Mervue. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
28 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
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10Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland
Museum at the University of Galway.
12Hall 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 Mervue → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mervue →
Day trips from Mervue
First of the 12 big names within reach is Burren National Park, 30 km away.
National parkBurren National Park30 km south
CastleDunguaire Castle17 km south
CastleAughnanure Castle23 km northwest
CastleAthenry Castle18 km east
AttractionAillwee Cave23 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary28 km northeast
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey17 km south
Abbey or prioryClaregalway Friary8.8 km northeast
MuseumThoor Ballylee26 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery27 km south
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey23 km north
AttractionPol an Ionain34 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Mervue (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 Mervue: questions
What is there to see near Mervue?
No attraction is mapped inside Mervue itself. Within 5 km of it are Galway Cathedral, Galway City Museum, Eyre Square and Merlinpark Castle.
Does Mervue have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Mervue: 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 Mervue?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmacduagh monastery (Office of Public Works), 27 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Mervue?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (30 km), Dunguaire Castle (17 km), Aughnanure Castle (23 km), Athenry 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 (23)
- 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
- Merlinpark Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Atlantaquaria: GalwayAquarium, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mitchell Museum: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killeen Castle, Castlegar: Irimurz, 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
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 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
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claregalway Friary: Charles Mount/ Cmount, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thoor Ballylee: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmacduagh monastery: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Errilly Abbey: The original uploader was Dppowell at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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