One to see in Castlerea: Castlerea Railway Museum
The best-known day out from Castlerea is Boyle Abbey, 26 km away. One place to visit is mapped inside Castlerea’s urban area, and one more within 5 km of its edge.
The best known in Castlerea
Next to Castlerea Railway Museum, the best known is a museum.
MuseumCastlerea Railway Museumin townMuseumMuseumClonalis House1.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
At the edge of the map sits Clonalis House, 2.5 km out.
The dashed line is Castlerea’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
Both are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Castlerea. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Castlerea comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Castlerea → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castlerea →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Head 26 km out for Boyle Abbey, the best known of 12.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey26 km northeast
CastleGlinsk Castle13 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary37 km southwest
CastleRoscommon Castle24 km southeast
MuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park26 km east
CastleBallinafad Castle31 km north
CastleBallymote Castle36 km north
Abbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey25 km southeast
Historic houseStrokestown Park25 km east
CastleDonamon Castle19 km southeast
CastleFeartagar Castle37 km southwest
MuseumRoscommon County Museum25 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Castlerea (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.
Castlerea, answered
What are the main attractions in Castlerea?
The place to visit inside Castlerea’s urban area is Castlerea Railway Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Castlerea have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Castlerea: Castlerea Railway Museum and Clonalis House.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Castlerea?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Boyle Abbey (Office of Public Works), 26 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Castlerea?
Within 40 km: Boyle Abbey (26 km), Glinsk Castle (13 km), Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (37 km), Roscommon Castle (24 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)
- Castlerea Railway Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glinsk Castle: Hyacinth45 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Roscommon Castle: Irishrover1980, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park: Winnie45, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymote Castle: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscommon Abbey: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strokestown Park: Irish Defence Forces, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donamon Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Feartagar Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscommon County Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, 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).