Around Na Forbacha: Galway Cathedral and more
Only Cnoc Suain is on our list in Na Forbacha or within 5 km of its edge. A day out takes you to Galway Cathedral, 11 km away. 12 places lie within 40 km, 4 castles and 2 attractions among them.
The nearest place to visit
Leaving the centre, Cnoc Suain comes first, at 5.5 km.
Around Na Forbacha, mapped
The 7 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Na Forbacha is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
7 are castles or historic places; other attractions come next with 3.
Green: inside Na Forbacha. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
All 13 on the list
All 13 on the list lie within 40 km.
What is in or close to Na Forbacha comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Na Forbacha → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Na Forbacha →
Further out from Na Forbacha
Best known first, these lead 12 places within 40 km.
2CathedralGalway Cathedral11 km east
3MuseumGalway City Museum11 km east · 162K visitors a year (2011)
4National parkBurren National Park30 km southeast
5CastleAughnanure Castle19 km north
6AttractionAillwee Cave19 km south
7CastleDunguaire Castle23 km southeast
GardenEyre Square11 km east
AttractionPol an Ionain25 km south
CastleGleninagh Castle13 km south
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey17 km southeastFortFortDun Aengus40 km west
CastleDoonagore Castle30 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Bearna →
Places to visit in Na Forbacha: questions
What is there to see near Na Forbacha?
No attraction is mapped inside Na Forbacha itself. Within 5 km of it are Cnoc Suain.
Does Na Forbacha have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Na Forbacha.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Na Forbacha?
None is recorded within 5 km of Na Forbacha.
What are the best-known days out near Na Forbacha?
Within 40 km: Galway Cathedral (11 km), Galway City Museum (11 km), Burren National Park (30 km), Aughnanure Castle (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 (6)
- 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
- Burren National Park: The Banner, 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
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, 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).