The nearest days out from Portroe
Portroe has no place to visit of its own on our list, and none within 5 km of its edge. King John's Castle, 31 km away, is the best-known day out. 12 places lie within 40 km, 6 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
The map
6 places are numbered, in the order below.
Portroe is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
There are more castles or historic places (10) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Portroe. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Portumna Castle and Gardens).
The full list
12 places make the list, every one within 40 km.
Portumna Castle and Gardens
Semi-fortified house in Portumna, County Galway, Ireland.
Killaloe Cathedral and Churches
Church in County Clare, Ireland.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
What is in or close to Portroe 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 Portroe → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Portroe →
For a day out
Places within 40 km number 12; the best known lead.
2Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens24 km north
3CastleBunratty Castle39 km southwest
4CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches12 km southwest
5CathedralSt John's Cathedral32 km southwest
6CastleBirr Castle36 km northeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral31 km southwest
CastleNenagh Castle8.9 km east
CastleLeap Castle38 km northeast
CastleRedwood Castle32 km northeast
MuseumThe Hunt Museum32 km southwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey25 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Nenagh →
What visitors ask about Portroe
Does Portroe have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Portroe.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Portroe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Portumna Castle and Gardens (Office of Public Works), 24 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Portroe?
Within 40 km: King John's Castle (31 km), Portumna Castle and Gardens (24 km), Bunratty Castle (39 km), Killaloe Cathedral and Churches (12 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 (5)
- Portumna Castle and Gardens: Bogman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).