From Drumkeeran to Parke's Castle and beyond
One place to visit we list is in Drumkeeran or within 5 km of its edge: Drumkeerin Heritage Centre. Parke's Castle lies 17 km out, worth a day. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 5 castles and 4 abbeys or priories among them.
The nearest one
Leaving the centre, Drumkeerin Heritage Centre comes first, at 1 km.
Map of the places
The 7 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Drumkeeran is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (10), then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Drumkeeran. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Parke's Castle, Boyle Abbey and Sligo Abbey).
All 13 on the list
Its 13 places all lie within 40 km.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin in Sligo, Ireland.
Arigna Mining Experience
Coal mining museum in County Roscommon, Ireland.
Lissadell House & Gardens
Greek revivalist style country house in Ireland.
What is in or close to Drumkeeran 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 Drumkeeran → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Drumkeeran →
Further out from Drumkeeran
Our picks of the 12 places within 40 km are here, best known first.
2Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle17 km northwest
3Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey24 km southwest
4CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo25 km northwest
5Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey25 km northwest
6Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey13 km northwest
7CastleBallinafad Castle21 km southwest
MuseumArigna Mining Experience10 km south
Abbey or prioryBallindoon Abbey16 km southwest
CastleBallymote Castle27 km west
GardenLissadell House & Gardens35 km northwest
CastleMcDermott's Castle21 km south
CastleClassiebawn Castle38 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
Common questions about Drumkeeran
What is there to see near Drumkeeran?
No attraction is mapped inside Drumkeeran itself. Within 5 km of it are Drumkeerin Heritage Centre.
Does Drumkeeran have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Drumkeeran: Drumkeerin Heritage Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Drumkeeran?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Parke's Castle (Office of Public Works), 17 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Drumkeeran?
Within 40 km: Parke's Castle (17 km), Boyle Abbey (24 km), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo (25 km), Sligo Abbey (25 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)
- Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sligo Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creevelea Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 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).