Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0Where to go from Ballintober
One place to visit we list is in Ballintober or within 5 km of its edge: Father Flanagan Visitor Centre, Ballymoe. A day out takes you to Glinsk Castle, 7.4 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 12 places on our list, with 5 castles and 3 museums among them.
Near at hand
The shortest trip is to Father Flanagan Visitor Centre, Ballymoe, 4.3 km out.
The places, mapped
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Ballintober is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Count 9 castles or historic places and 4 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Ballintober. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Boyle Abbey).
Near Ballintober
Look within 40 km for all 13.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cathedral in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland.
The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park
Museum in Strokestown, Ireland.
Roscommon Abbey
House of Dominican friars in Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballintober 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 Ballintober → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballintober →
A drive away
From 12 places within 40 km, these are the best known.
2CastleGlinsk Castle7.4 km south
3MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum8.1 km northwest
4Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey29 km north
5CastleRoscommon Castle17 km southeast
6CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary37 km southwest
7MuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park22 km east
CastleDonamon Castle11 km southeast
Abbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey18 km southeast
Historic houseStrokestown Park21 km east
MuseumRoscommon County Museum17 km southeast
CastleBallinafad Castle35 km north
CastleFeartagar Castle39 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Castlerea →
Know before you go to Ballintober
What is there to see near Ballintober?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballintober itself. Within 5 km of it are Father Flanagan Visitor Centre, Ballymoe.
Does Ballintober have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballintober: Father Flanagan Visitor Centre, Ballymoe.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballintober?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Boyle Abbey (Office of Public Works), 29 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Ballintober?
Within 40 km: Glinsk Castle (7.4 km), Castlerea Railway Museum (8.1 km), Boyle Abbey (29 km), Roscommon 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 (6)
- Glinsk Castle: Hyacinth45 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castlerea Railway Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscommon Castle: Irishrover1980, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park: Winnie45, 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).