A short drive from Rathkeale
Irish Palatine Heritage Museum is the only place we list in Rathkeale or within 5 km of its edge. Travel 21 km and you reach Bunratty Castle. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 5 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
The one nearest
From the centre, Irish Palatine Heritage Museum is 700 m away.
Plotted around Rathkeale
Each of the 7 places has its number on the map, as below.
Rathkeale is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
10 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 3.
Green: inside Rathkeale. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Desmond Castle Newcastle West, Desmond Castle Adare, Listowel Castle and Ennis Friary).
Every one of them
After the one in town come 12 more within 40 km.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
Desmond Castle Newcastle West
Castle and great hall in County Limerick, Ireland.
Augustinian Abbey Adare
14th-century Irish monastery, later church and school.
What is in or close to Rathkeale comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Rathkeale → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathkeale →
The best known, a drive away
For a day out, 12 places within 40 km fit; the best known are here.
2CastleBunratty Castle21 km northeastMuseum3MuseumKing John's Castle27 km northeast
4CathedralSt John's Cathedral27 km northeast
5CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral27 km northeast
6Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West11 km southwest
7MuseumThe Hunt Museum27 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare12 km northeast
CathedralEnnis Cathedral36 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle38 km west
CastleKilbolane Castle21 km south
Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare12 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary36 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Askeaton →
Places to visit in Rathkeale: questions
What are the main attractions in Rathkeale?
The place to visit inside Rathkeale’s urban area is Irish Palatine Heritage Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Rathkeale have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rathkeale: Irish Palatine Heritage Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathkeale?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Newcastle West (Office of Public Works), 11 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rathkeale?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (21 km), King John's Castle (27 km), St John's Cathedral (27 km), Saint Mary's Cathedral (27 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 (5)
- 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
- Desmond Castle Newcastle West: Eugene gogs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, 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).