Close to Murrough: Galway City Museum and more
162K visitors came to Galway City Museum in 2011. Nothing is mapped inside Murrough’s neighbourhood, but 28 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 8 museums, 5 castles and 5 art galleries. Drive 29 km to reach Burren National Park.
The first to see around Murrough
Behind Galway City Museum on the list are 3 castles, a cathedral and a garden.
MuseumGalway City Museum2.5 km outside town, to the west · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralGalway Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the west
GardenEyre Square2.3 km outside town, to the west
CastleOranmore Castle1.4 km outside town, to the east
CastleMerlinpark Castle500 m outside town, to the northeast
CastleLynch's Castle2.5 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.
On the map
To the west is where most of the 28 nearby are.
The dashed line is Murrough’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
Count 13 museums or galleries and 9 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Murrough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Here are the 28 places 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 Murrough → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Murrough →
A drive away
The pick of the 12 is Burren National Park, 29 km off.
National parkBurren National Park29 km south
CastleDunguaire Castle15 km south
CastleAthenry Castle18 km east
CastleAughnanure Castle24 km northwest
AttractionAillwee Cave23 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey17 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary29 km north
Abbey or prioryClaregalway Friary9.1 km northeast
MuseumThoor Ballylee24 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery26 km south
AttractionPol an Ionain34 km southwest
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey25 km northPlaces well known beyond Murrough (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.
What people ask about Murrough
What is there to see near Murrough?
No attraction is mapped inside Murrough itself. Within 5 km of it are Galway City Museum, Galway Cathedral, Eyre Square and Oranmore Castle.
Does Murrough have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Murrough: 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 Murrough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmacduagh monastery (Office of Public Works), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Murrough?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (29 km), Dunguaire Castle (15 km), Athenry Castle (18 km), Aughnanure Castle (24 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 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
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlinpark Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Atlantaquaria: GalwayAquarium, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killeen Castle, Castlegar: Irimurz, 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
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, 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
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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
- Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, 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
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