From Ballyagran: Bunratty Castle and other trips
None of the places to visit we list is in Ballyagran or within 5 km of its edge. Head 33 km out for Bunratty Castle. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 6 castles and 2 museums among them.
On the map
The tiles below match the 6 numbers on the map.
Ballyagran is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
10 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Green: inside Ballyagran. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Desmond Castle Newcastle West and Desmond Castle Adare).
All the places to visit
Each of the 12 is 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.
Monasteranenagh Abbey
Medieval friary and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballyagran 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 Ballyagran → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballyagran →
A trip from Ballyagran
Here are the best known of the 12 within 40 km.
1CastleBunratty Castle33 km northMuseum2MuseumKing John's Castle31 km north
3CastleKilbolane Castle8.5 km southwest
4CathedralSt John's Cathedral31 km north
5CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral31 km north
6MuseumThe Hunt Museum31 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West20 km west
CastleKing John's Castle14 km east
Abbey or prioryKilmallock Priory14 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare19 km north
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey15 km northeast
CastleCastle Oliver22 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Croom →
Practical questions about Ballyagran
Does Ballyagran have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballyagran.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballyagran?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Newcastle West (Office of Public Works), 20 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Ballyagran?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (33 km), King John's Castle (31 km), Kilbolane Castle (8.5 km), St John's 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 (5)
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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).