Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0A short drive from Ballymahon
Close by, the list has a single place: Subtropical Swimming Paradise, within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is Clonmacnoise, at 30 km. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
Close to Ballymahon
Measured from the middle, Subtropical Swimming Paradise is 4.1 km off. Subtropical Swimming Paradise is a water park.
The lie of the land
From 1 to 7, each number is a tile below.
Ballymahon is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kinds of place
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 11 of the 13.
Green: inside Ballymahon. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Clonmacnoise and Fore Abbey).
Each place in turn
The list runs to 13 places, all within 40 km.
St. Mel's Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.
Abbeyshrule Monastery
Ruins of a Cistercian monastery in County Longford, Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballymahon 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 Ballymahon → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballymahon →
Days out from Ballymahon
Of the 12 places within 40 km, these are worth the trip.
2Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise30 km southwest
3CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral18 km north
4CathedralCathedral of Christ the King28 km eastCastle5CastleMoydrum Castle17 km south
6MuseumAthlone Castle20 km southwest
7Abbey or prioryAbbeyshrule Monastery7.5 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey38 km eastCastleCastlePortlick Castle12 km southwestCathedralCathedralCathedral of Saint Mel in Ardagh12 km northeast
CastleRoscommon Castle29 km west
CastleTullynally Castle32 km northeast
Abbey or prioryDurrow Abbey31 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Edgeworthstown →
Seeing Ballymahon: questions
What is there to see near Ballymahon?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballymahon itself. Within 5 km of it are Subtropical Swimming Paradise.
Does Ballymahon have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballymahon.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballymahon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clonmacnoise (Office of Public Works), 30 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ballymahon?
Within 40 km: Clonmacnoise (30 km), St. Mel's Cathedral (18 km), Cathedral of Christ the King (28 km), Moydrum Castle (17 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)
- Clonmacnoise: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Athlone Castle: Sgbrito at Portuguese Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbeyshrule Monastery: Jamesco101, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).