Out of Ballingarry for the day
None of the places to visit we list is in Ballingarry or within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is Bunratty Castle, at 25 km. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 5 castles and 3 abbeys or priories among them.
The lie of the land
Each of the 6 places has its number on the map, as below.
Ballingarry is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kinds of place
Most are castles or historic places, 10 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Ballingarry. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Desmond Castle Adare and Desmond Castle Newcastle West).
Every place to visit
These 12 are all within 40 km.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
Desmond Castle Newcastle West
Castle and great hall in County Limerick, Ireland.
Augustinian Abbey Adare
14th-century Irish monastery, later church and school.
Monasteranenagh Abbey
Medieval friary and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballingarry 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 Ballingarry → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballingarry →
Worth a trip
Here is what lies within 40 km: the pick of 12.
1CastleBunratty Castle25 km northMuseum2MuseumKing John's Castle27 km northeast
3CathedralSt John's Cathedral27 km northeast
4CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral27 km northeast
5CastleKilbolane Castle15 km south
6MuseumThe Hunt Museum27 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare12 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West14 km west
Abbey or prioryDysert Aenghusa9.7 km northeast
Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare12 km northeast
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey15 km east
CastleKnappogue Castle36 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Adare →
Ballingarry: questions and answers
Does Ballingarry have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballingarry.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballingarry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Adare (Office of Public Works), 12 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballingarry?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (25 km), King John's Castle (27 km), St John's Cathedral (27 km), Saint Mary's Cathedral (27 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 (5)
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, 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).