Clonmacnoise heads the day trips from Ballyforan
Ballyforan has no place to visit of its own on our list, and none within 5 km of its edge. Travel 25 km and you reach Clonmacnoise. 12 places lie within 40 km, 5 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
Getting your bearings
The 6 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Ballyforan is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
Castles or historic places number 10, museums or galleries 2.
Green: inside Ballyforan. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Clonmacnoise).
Full list of places
12 places, all within 40 km, make the list.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cathedral in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland.
St Brendan's Cathedral
Cathedral church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clonfert in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.
Roscommon Abbey
House of Dominican friars in Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballyforan 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 Ballyforan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballyforan →
A drive away
Looking within 40 km, our list finds 12 places; these come first.
1Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise25 km southeast
2CathedralClonfert Cathedral29 km southeast
3MuseumAthlone Castle22 km east
4CastleRoscommon Castle19 km north
5CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary39 km west
6CastleRedwood Castle37 km southCastleCastleMoydrum Castle27 km east
CastleAthenry Castle37 km southwest
CastleGlinsk Castle23 km northwest
CathedralSt Brendan's Cathedral36 km southwest
Abbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey18 km north
MuseumRoscommon County Museum18 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Ballinasloe →
Planning a visit to Ballyforan
Does Ballyforan have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballyforan.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballyforan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Clonmacnoise (Office of Public Works), 25 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballyforan?
Within 40 km: Clonmacnoise (25 km), Clonfert Cathedral (29 km), Athlone Castle (22 km), Roscommon Castle (19 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)
- Clonmacnoise: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Athlone Castle: Sgbrito at Portuguese Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
- Redwood Castle: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 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).