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Attractions in Swinford

Around Swinford: Museum of Country Life and more

The one place on our list close to Swinford is Hennigan's Heritage Centre, within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Museum of Country Life, 18 km off. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 abbeys or priories and 3 cathedrals among them.

For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
18 km
Museum of Country Life
Close by
1
within 5 km of its edge
Close by

Starting nearby

4.3 km out lies Hennigan's Heritage Centre.

Museum1MuseumHennigan's Heritage Centre3.1 km outside town, to the northwest
The map

Map of the places

The 7 numbers match the tiles below.

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Swinford is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

How the list breaks down

The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (10) and museums or galleries (3).

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 abbeys or priories · 3 cathedrals · 3 castles0 in town · 10 nearby

Green: inside Swinford. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.

Every place

All 13 on the list

Everything here is within 40 km, 13 places in all.

What is in or close to Swinford 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 Swinford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Swinford →

A day out

For a day out

Of what lies within 40 km, 12 places make our list; these come first.

2MuseumMuseum of Country Life18 km west · 99K visitors a year3CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen23 km northwest4CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral23 km northwest5CastleBallylahan Castle10 km west6CastleBallymote Castle32 km northeast7Abbey or prioryBallintubber Abbey30 km southwestAbbey or prioryRosserk Abbey28 km northwestAbbey or prioryMoyne Abbey32 km northwestCastleRappa Castle30 km northwestAbbey or prioryRathfran Abbey38 km northwestCathedralSaint Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry24 km northeastMuseumCastlerea Railway Museum35 km southeast

The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.

The nearest town with more to see: Kiltimagh →

Seeing Swinford: questions

What is there to see near Swinford?

No attraction is mapped inside Swinford itself. Within 5 km of it are Hennigan's Heritage Centre.

Does Swinford have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Swinford: Hennigan's Heritage Centre.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Swinford?

None is recorded within 5 km of Swinford.

What are the best-known days out near Swinford?

Within 40 km: Museum of Country Life (18 km), Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen (23 km), St. Muredack's Cathedral (23 km), Ballylahan Castle (10 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 (6)

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).