A museum to see in Bruff: The Thomas Fitzgerald Centre
The urban area itself has one place on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums, an attraction and a church. Among them, one is cared for by the Office of Public Works. Go 22 km out for King John's Castle.
First stops in Bruff
Beyond The Thomas Fitzgerald Centre, there are an attraction, a museum and a church.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Furthest from the centre is St John’s Church Knockainey, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Bruff’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
The places here are 2 museums, an attraction and a church.
Green: inside Bruff. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Lough Gur).
In Bruff first, then nearby
4 places in all: one in town and 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Bruff comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Bruff → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bruff →
Bigger names, a drive away
The 12 days out are led by King John's Castle, 22 km away.
CastleBunratty Castle31 km northwest
CathedralSt John's Cathedral21 km north
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral22 km north
MuseumThe Hunt Museum22 km north
Abbey or prioryKilmallock Priory8.5 km south
CastleKing John's Castle8.7 km south
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey9.3 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey23 km northeast
CastleCastle Oliver17 km south
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art21 km north
CastleKilbolane Castle26 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Bruff (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.
Good to know in Bruff
What are the main attractions in Bruff?
The place to visit inside Bruff’s urban area is The Thomas Fitzgerald Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Bruff have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bruff: The Thomas Fitzgerald Centre and Old Irish Ways Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Bruff?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bruff, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Lough Gur).
What are the best-known days out near Bruff?
Within 40 km: King John's Castle (22 km), Bunratty Castle (31 km), St John's Cathedral (21 km), Saint Mary's Cathedral (22 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 (11)
- 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
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmallock Priory: Adareman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King John's Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Oliver: Mygodfrey at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Limerick City Gallery of Art: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, 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).