King John's Castle, 2.7 km from Rathbane
Of the 19 places to visit in and around Rathbane, 13 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Rathbane. Out of town, Bunratty Castle is 15 km away.
Where to start near Rathbane
Beyond King John's Castle, there are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral1.1 km outside town, to the north
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral1.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumThe Hunt Museum1.6 km outside town, to the north
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art1.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick1.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Look to the north for most of the 19 just outside.
The dashed line is Rathbane’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
13 museums or galleries and 5 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Rathbane. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Rathbane
19 places make the list, every one 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.
7Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Rathbane → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathbane →
A drive away
Bunratty Castle, at 15 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CastleBunratty Castle15 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey15 km east
CastleCarrigogunnell Castle8.7 km west
CathedralEnnis Cathedral33 km northwest
CastleKnappogue Castle22 km northwest
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches21 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare14 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary33 km northwest
MuseumCraggaunowen22 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey15 km south
CastleBallymarkahan Castle23 km northwest
Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare14 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Rathbane (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.
Visiting Rathbane: the answers
What is there to see near Rathbane?
No attraction is mapped inside Rathbane itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.
Does Rathbane have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rathbane: 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 Rathbane?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Adare (Office of Public Works), 14 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rathbane?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (15 km), Glenstal Abbey (15 km), Carrigogunnell Castle (8.7 km), Ennis Cathedral (33 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)
- 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
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustinian Abbey Adare: Glenn Wallace GRW144, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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