Places to visit near Drumshanbo
Only Sliabh An Iarainn Visitor Centre is on our list in Drumshanbo or within 5 km of its edge. Boyle Abbey, 19 km away, is the best-known day out. 12 places lie within 40 km, 5 castles and 3 abbeys or priories among them.
Nearby first
At 1.1 km from the centre, Sliabh An Iarainn Visitor Centre is the closest.
Getting your bearings
7 places are numbered, in the order below.
Drumshanbo is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
Count 10 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Drumshanbo. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Boyle Abbey, Parke's Castle and Sligo Abbey).
The whole list for Drumshanbo
The town has one; within 40 km, the list finds 12 more.
Arigna Mining Experience
Coal mining museum in County Roscommon, Ireland.
St. Mel's Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin in Sligo, Ireland.
The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park
Museum in Strokestown, Ireland.
What is in or close to Drumshanbo 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 Drumshanbo → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Drumshanbo →
A day out from Drumshanbo
Our list reaches within 40 km for 12 places; the best known lead.
2Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey19 km southwest
3MuseumArigna Mining Experience6.6 km northwest
4Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle31 km northwest
5CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral39 km southeast
6CastleBallinafad Castle20 km west
7CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo38 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey38 km northwest
CastleMcDermott's Castle14 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBallindoon Abbey19 km west
CastleBallymote Castle32 km west
CastleCloughoughter Castle38 km east
MuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park30 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Carrick-On-Shannon →
Before a day out in Drumshanbo
What are the main attractions in Drumshanbo?
The place to visit inside Drumshanbo’s urban area is Sliabh An Iarainn Visitor Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Drumshanbo have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Drumshanbo: Sliabh An Iarainn Visitor Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Drumshanbo?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Boyle Abbey (Office of Public Works), 19 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Drumshanbo?
Within 40 km: Boyle Abbey (19 km), Arigna Mining Experience (6.6 km), Parke's Castle (31 km), St. Mel's Cathedral (39 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)
- Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arigna Mining Experience: RTG, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, 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).