Photo: CraoibhinBeo · CC BY-SA 4.0Where to go near Frenchpark
The one place on our list close to Frenchpark is Douglas Hyde Interpretative Centre, within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Boyle Abbey, 14 km off. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 5 castles and 3 abbeys or priories among them.
Closest at hand
Douglas Hyde Interpretative Centre is the nearest, 3.3 km off.
Mapped from Frenchpark
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Frenchpark is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (9) and museums or galleries (4).
Green: inside Frenchpark. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Boyle Abbey).
The complete list
All of it lies within 40 km: 13 places.
The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park
Museum in Strokestown, Ireland.
Roscommon Abbey
House of Dominican friars in Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland.
Arigna Mining Experience
Coal mining museum in County Roscommon, Ireland.
What is in or close to Frenchpark 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 Frenchpark → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Frenchpark →
Further away
Of the 12 places within 40 km, these are worth the trip.
2Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey14 km northeast
3CastleBallinafad Castle18 km north
4MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum12 km southwest
5CastleBallymote Castle25 km north
6CastleGlinsk Castle24 km south
7MuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park23 km southeast
CastleMcDermott's Castle18 km northeast
CastleRoscommon Castle30 km southeast
Historic houseStrokestown Park22 km southeast
Abbey or prioryBallindoon Abbey24 km north
Abbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey31 km southeast
MuseumArigna Mining Experience30 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Castlerea →
Practical questions about Frenchpark
What is there to see near Frenchpark?
No attraction is mapped inside Frenchpark itself. Within 5 km of it are Douglas Hyde Interpretative Centre.
Does Frenchpark have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Frenchpark: Douglas Hyde Interpretative Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Frenchpark?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Boyle Abbey (Office of Public Works), 14 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Frenchpark?
Within 40 km: Boyle Abbey (14 km), Ballinafad Castle (18 km), Castlerea Railway Museum (12 km), Ballymote Castle (25 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)
- Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castlerea Railway Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymote Castle: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glinsk Castle: Hyacinth45 at English Wikipedia, 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).