Nothing in Ballinacurra itself: King John's Castle is 2.6 km away
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 11 of 18. All of them lie outside Ballinacurra. A longer outing takes you to Bunratty Castle, 13 km off.
Around Ballinacurra: where to begin
Along with King John's Castle, see 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral1.7 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral2.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Hunt Museum1.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art1.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick1 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
Most of the 18 out of town lie to the northeast.
The dashed line is Ballinacurra’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
There are more museums or galleries (11) than anything else, then castles or historic places (6).
Green: inside Ballinacurra. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 18.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
Limerick City Gallery of Art
Art museum housed in the former Limerick City Carnegie Library.
The People's Museum of Limerick
Local history museum in Limerick, Ireland.
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8Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballinacurra → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballinacurra →
Trips out
Top of the 12 day trips: Bunratty Castle, at 13 km.
CastleBunratty Castle13 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey17 km east
CastleKnappogue Castle21 km northwest
CathedralEnnis Cathedral31 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare13 km southwest
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches22 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary32 km northwest
MuseumCraggaunowen21 km northwest
CastleBallymarkahan Castle22 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey15 km south
Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare13 km southwest
CastleBallyhannon Castle25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ballinacurra (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.
Quick answers on Ballinacurra
What is there to see near Ballinacurra?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballinacurra itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.
Does Ballinacurra have a museum?
11 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ballinacurra: King John's Castle, The Hunt Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art and The People's Museum of Limerick.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballinacurra?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Adare (Office of Public Works), 13 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ballinacurra?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (13 km), Glenstal Abbey (17 km), Knappogue Castle (21 km), Ennis Cathedral (31 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 (19)
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Limerick City Gallery of Art: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The People's Museum of Limerick: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanning's Castle: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustinian Abbey Adare: Glenn Wallace GRW144, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhannon Castle: Roger Diel, 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).