From Farranshone, 1.2 km to King John's Castle
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 13 of 20. None of them is inside Farranshone itself. Travel 12 km and you reach Bunratty Castle.
Around Farranshone: where to begin
Once you have seen King John's Castle, try 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral800 m outside town, to the east
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral200 m outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Hunt Museum200 m outside town, to the east
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art500 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick500 m outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Farranshone
At the edge of the map sits Carrigogunnell Castle, 7.2 km out.
The dashed line is Farranshone’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
13 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 6.
Green: inside Farranshone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Its 20 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
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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9Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Farranshone → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Farranshone →
Out of town
Best known of the 12 within reach is Bunratty Castle, at 12 km.
CastleBunratty Castle12 km west
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey17 km east
CastleKnappogue Castle19 km northwest
CathedralEnnis Cathedral30 km northwest
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches21 km northeast
MuseumCraggaunowen19 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare15 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary30 km northwest
CastleBallymarkahan Castle20 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey17 km south
Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare15 km southwest
CastleBallyhannon Castle23 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Farranshone (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 Farranshone
What is there to see near Farranshone?
No attraction is mapped inside Farranshone itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.
Does Farranshone have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Farranshone: 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 Farranshone?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Adare (Office of Public Works), 15 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Farranshone?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (12 km), Glenstal Abbey (17 km), Knappogue Castle (19 km), Ennis Cathedral (30 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
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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