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Killaloe Cathedral and Churches
Attractions in Ballina

Killaloe Cathedral and Churches and more near Ballina

A day out from Ballina leads to King John's Castle, 20 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Ballina’s urban area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a cathedral and a fort.

Photo: Killaloe Cathedral and Churches, Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Ballina
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Ballina, the best known

The list goes on from Killaloe Cathedral and Churches to a fort.

CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches200 m outside town, to the southwestFortFortBrian Boru Fort200 m outside town, to the northwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Brian Boru Fort marks the outer edge, 1.4 km away.

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The dashed line is Ballina’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

Sorted by kind

They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.

Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 fort0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Ballina. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Both on the list

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Ballina → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballina →

Big names nearby

Further away

Worth the drive, King John's Castle (20 km) is first of the 12.

MuseumMuseumKing John's Castle20 km southwestCastleBunratty Castle29 km southwestCathedralSt John's Cathedral21 km southwestCathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral20 km southwestMuseumThe Hunt Museum21 km southwestAbbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey17 km southCastle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens34 km northeastCathedralEnnis Cathedral37 km westCastleKnappogue Castle27 km westMuseumCraggaunowen24 km westAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary37 km westArt galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art21 km southwest

Places well known beyond Ballina (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.

Places to visit in Ballina: questions

What is there to see near Ballina?

No attraction is mapped inside Ballina itself. Within 5 km of it are Killaloe Cathedral and Churches and Brian Boru Fort.

Does Ballina have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballina.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballina?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Portumna Castle and Gardens (Office of Public Works), 34 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Ballina?

Within 40 km: King John's Castle (20 km), Bunratty Castle (29 km), St John's Cathedral (21 km), Saint Mary's Cathedral (20 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 (12)

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).