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Attractions in Castletroy

One to see in Castletroy: Bourn Vincent Gallery

Museums or galleries make up 13 of the 19 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped inside Castletroy’s neighbourhood, with 18 more within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Bunratty Castle is 17 km.

Photo: St John's Cathedral, David P Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Castletroy
1
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
13
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Best known

Start here in Castletroy

The rest of the best known are 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

Art galleryArt galleryBourn Vincent Galleryin townMuseumMuseumKing John's Castle2.5 km outside town, to the westCathedralSt John's Cathedral2.1 km outside town, to the westCathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral2.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumThe Hunt Museum2.5 km outside town, to the westArt galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art2.9 km outside town, to the west

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 map

The map view

To the west is where most of the 18 lie.

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The dashed line is Castletroy’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

The mix

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (13) and castles or historic places (5).

Museums & galleries 9 museums · 4 art galleries1 in town · 12 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 cathedrals · 2 historic houses · 1 castle0 in town · 5 nearby
Nature & islands 1 natural landscape0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Castletroy. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every place, in and near Castletroy

One in town leads, with 18 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Castletroy 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 Castletroy → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castletroy →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Most famous of the 12 is Bunratty Castle, 17 km from the centre.

CastleBunratty Castle17 km westAbbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey12 km eastCathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches18 km northeastCathedralEnnis Cathedral35 km northwestCastleKnappogue Castle23 km northwestCastleCarrigogunnell Castle12 km westMuseumCraggaunowen23 km northwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary35 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare18 km southwestCastleBallymarkahan Castle24 km northwestAbbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey18 km southwestAbbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare19 km southwest

Places well known beyond Castletroy (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.

Castletroy, answered

What are the main attractions in Castletroy?

The place to visit inside Castletroy’s neighbourhood is Bourn Vincent Gallery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 18 more within 5 km.

Does Castletroy have a museum?

13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Castletroy: Bourn Vincent Gallery, King John's Castle, The Hunt Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Castletroy?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 35 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Castletroy?

Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (17 km), Glenstal Abbey (12 km), Killaloe Cathedral and Churches (18 km), Ennis Cathedral (35 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 (18)

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).