The one place to visit in Castleisland is Castleisland Community Museum
The best-known day out from Castleisland is Killarney National Park, 24 km away. We list one place to visit inside Castleisland’s urban area and another within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and a natural landscape to choose from.
The first to see in Castleisland
Once you have seen Castleisland Community Museum, try a natural landscape.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The outermost point is Crag Cave, at 2 km.
The dashed line is Castleisland’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
It comes down to a museum and a natural landscape.
Green: inside Castleisland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Castleisland comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Castleisland → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castleisland →
Big names nearby
Out of town, Killarney National Park (24 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney20 km south
CastleRoss Castle22 km south
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral24 km northwest
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms24 km south
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary23 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle24 km north
FortCaherconree28 km west
CastleBallymalis Castle23 km southwest
CastleParkavonear Castle19 km south
AttractionLadies View31 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle38 km northPlaces well known beyond Castleisland (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.
Visiting Castleisland: the answers
What are the main attractions in Castleisland?
The place to visit inside Castleisland’s urban area is Castleisland Community Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Castleisland have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Castleisland: Castleisland Community Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Castleisland?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 24 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Castleisland?
Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (24 km), St Mary's Cathedral Killarney (20 km), Ross Castle (22 km), Ardfert Cathedral (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 (11)
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Listowel Castle: Larsoner~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherconree: Stephen Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymalis Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parkavonear Castle: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ladies View: Tony Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, 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).