Places to visit around The Commons, from Kilcooley Abbey
The best-known day out from The Commons is Rock of Cashel, 26 km away. There is no place to visit inside The Commons’ urban area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are an abbey or priory and a museum. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the Office of Public Works.
Where to start near The Commons
The list goes on from Kilcooley Abbey to a museum.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseum · Office of Public WorksFamine Warhouse 18481.4 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 view
Furthest from the centre is Kilcooley Abbey, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is The Commons’ urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
The places here are an abbey or priory and a museum.
Green: inside The Commons. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilcooley Abbey and Famine Warhouse 1848).
The complete list
Nothing is inside The Commons itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in The Commons → · Parks, footpaths and green space in The Commons →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Start with Rock of Cashel, 26 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleRock of Cashel26 km southwest
CastleKilkenny Castle20 km east
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles19 km west
CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral20 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle38 km southwest
CathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower20 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle33 km south
MuseumDunmore Cave23 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey29 km southeast
Abbey or prioryBlack Abbey20 km east
Abbey or prioryHolycross Abbey22 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksGrallagh Castle16 km westPlaces well known beyond The Commons (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.
Visiting The Commons: the answers
What is there to see near The Commons?
No attraction is mapped inside The Commons itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilcooley Abbey and Famine Warhouse 1848.
Does The Commons have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of The Commons: Famine Warhouse 1848.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near The Commons?
Yes. In or within 5 km of The Commons, 2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilcooley Abbey and Famine Warhouse 1848).
What are the best-known days out near The Commons?
Within 40 km: Rock of Cashel (26 km), Kilkenny Castle (20 km), Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles (19 km), Saint Marys 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 (13)
- Kilcooley Abbey: Edvardforeve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Marys Cathedral: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunmore Cave: Jan-Philipp Litza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerpoint Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Black Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holycross Abbey: Sarah777, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grallagh Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 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).