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St John's Cathedral
Attractions in Garryowen

From Garryowen, 2.1 km to King John's Castle

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 13 of its 19. Garryowen itself has none of them. A day out reaches Bunratty Castle, 15 km away.

Photo: St John's Cathedral, David P Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Garryowen
0
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
19
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
13
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Best known

Around Garryowen: where to begin

Behind King John's Castle on the list are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.

MuseumMuseumKing John's Castle1.3 km outside town, to the northwestCathedralSt John's Cathedral300 m outside town, to the westCathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral1.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumThe Hunt Museum900 m outside town, to the northwestArt galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art1 km outside town, to the westMuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick1.1 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 places, mapped

The map stretches to Ardnacrusha Tours, 5.4 km away.

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

By kind

The kinds on offer

Museums or galleries lead the count with 13; 5 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 9 museums · 4 art galleries0 in town · 13 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 Garryowen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of it

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 19 places.

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Garryowen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Garryowen →

Big names nearby

Beyond Garryowen

Bunratty Castle (15 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

CastleBunratty Castle15 km westAbbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey14 km eastCastleCarrigogunnell Castle9.7 km westCathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches20 km northeastCastleKnappogue Castle22 km northwestCathedralEnnis Cathedral33 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare16 km southwestMuseumCraggaunowen22 km northwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary33 km northwestCastleBallymarkahan Castle23 km northwestAbbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey16 km southAbbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare16 km southwest

Places well known beyond Garryowen (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.

Asked about places to visit in Garryowen

What is there to see near Garryowen?

No attraction is mapped inside Garryowen itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.

Does Garryowen have a museum?

13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Garryowen: 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 Garryowen?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Adare (Office of Public Works), 16 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Garryowen?

Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (15 km), Glenstal Abbey (14 km), Carrigogunnell Castle (9.7 km), Killaloe Cathedral and Churches (20 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).