What is near Ballybunion: Ballybunion Beach first
Nothing on our list is inside Ballybunion’s urban area; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 castles and a museum to choose from. A drive of 15 km brings you to Listowel Castle.
The names to know near Ballybunion
Behind Ballybunion Beach on the list are a castle and a museum.
Each 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 Ballybunion
To the west lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Ballybunion’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Ballybunion. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballybunion → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballybunion →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Most famous of the 12 is Listowel Castle, 15 km from the centre.
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle15 km southeast
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral22 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle14 km northeast
CastleCarrigaholt Bay9.8 km north
FortCaherconree37 km south
CastleGlin Castle26 km east
Abbey or prioryLislaughtin Abbey15 km east
CastleBallyheigue Castle18 km southwest
Abbey or prioryArdfert Abbey Friary21 km southNatural landscapeNatural landscapeCrag Cave33 km southeastMuseumMuseumKerry County Museum27 km south
Historic houseTarbert House22 km eastPlaces well known beyond Ballybunion (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 Ballybunion: questions
What is there to see near Ballybunion?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballybunion itself. Within 5 km of it are Ballybunion Beach, Fitzmaurice Castle and North Kerry Museum.
Does Ballybunion have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballybunion: North Kerry Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballybunion?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Listowel Castle (Office of Public Works), 15 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballybunion?
Within 40 km: Listowel Castle (15 km), Ardfert Cathedral (22 km), Carrigafoyle Castle (14 km), Carrigaholt Bay (9.8 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 (10)
- Listowel Castle: Larsoner~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigaholt Bay: Warren Buckley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherconree: Stephen Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glin Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lislaughtin Abbey: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyheigue Castle: Kglavin~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Abbey Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarbert House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).