Just outside Turlough: Museum of Country Life and more
A day out from Turlough leads to Wild Nephin National Park, 35 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Turlough’s urban area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Around 99K people visit Museum of Country Life each year.
The names to know near Turlough
After Museum of Country Life, look out for a museum.
MuseumMuseum of Country Life300 m outside town, to the east · 99K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park300 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Museum of Country Life marks the outer edge, 600 m away.
The dashed line is Turlough’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Turlough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Turlough → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Turlough →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Out of town, Wild Nephin National Park (35 km) leads 12 names to know.
National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWild Nephin National Park35 km northwest
Abbey or prioryBallintubber Abbey15 km south
CastleRockfleet Castle27 km west
Historic houseWestport House23 km southwest
CastleBallylahan Castle9.3 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen26 km north
CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral26 km north
Abbey or prioryBurrishoole Abbey23 km west
Abbey or prioryCong Abbey38 km south
CastleCastle Carra18 km south
CastleFeartagar Castle39 km southeast
CastleRappa Castle29 km northPlaces well known beyond Turlough (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 Turlough
What is there to see near Turlough?
No attraction is mapped inside Turlough itself. Within 5 km of it are Museum of Country Life and National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park.
Does Turlough have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Turlough: Museum of Country Life and National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Turlough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wild Nephin National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 35 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Turlough?
Within 40 km: Wild Nephin National Park (35 km), Ballintubber Abbey (15 km), Rockfleet Castle (27 km), Westport House (23 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 (13)
- Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Nephin National Park: Youngbillyhappy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballintubber Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockfleet Castle: Mikeoem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westport House: Michael Deligan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballylahan Castle: Pamela Norrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Muredack's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrishoole Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cong Abbey: Christian1965~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Carra: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Feartagar Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rappa Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).