Worth the drive from Ballinagar
The list has nothing in Ballinagar itself or within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Emo Court, 20 km off. Look within 40 km and there are 12, among them 8 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
Finding them
Numbers 1 to 6 match the places below.
Ballinagar is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
Most common are castles or historic places: 11 of 12.
Green: inside Ballinagar. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Emo Court).
Full list of places
These 12 are within 40 km, none in town.
What is in or close to Ballinagar 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 Ballinagar → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballinagar →
For a longer trip
These are the best known of the 12 places within 40 km, close and famous first.
1Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court20 km southeast
2CathedralCathedral of Christ the King29 km north
3Abbey or prioryDurrow Abbey14 km northwest
4Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey30 km northeast
5CastleRock of Dunamase27 km south
6CastleTyrrellspass Castle14 km north
CastleBallycowan Castle15 km west
CastleCastlelost Castle18 km northCastleCastleMoydrum Castle40 km northwest
CastleLea Castle17 km southeastCastleCastleCarbury Castle27 km northeast
CastleGrange Castle22 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Tullamore →
Visiting Ballinagar: the answers
Does Ballinagar have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballinagar.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballinagar?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 20 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballinagar?
Within 40 km: Emo Court (20 km), Cathedral of Christ the King (29 km), Durrow Abbey (14 km), Clonard Abbey (30 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)
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Durrow Abbey: Dalenevada, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrrellspass Castle: Brian Shaw, 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).