Cappoquin’s draw is Market House Craftworks
Mapped inside Cappoquin’s urban area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. Among them are 2 historic houses, 2 gardens and an art gallery. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of them. Day-trippers head 6 km out to Lismore Castle.
Cappoquin’s best known
After Market House Craftworks, look out for 2 historic houses, 2 gardens and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey4.2 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric houseCappoquin House100 m outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseDromana Gate2.3 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenTourin House & Gardens2.9 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenDromana House Gardens4.2 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Furthest out is Mount Melleray Abbey, at 4.7 km.
The dashed line is Cappoquin’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
Castles or historic places number 3, gardens or estates 2.
Green: inside Cappoquin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 5 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Cappoquin 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 Cappoquin → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cappoquin →
Within a day
The 12 days out are led by Lismore Castle, 6 km away.
CastleLismore Castle6 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle26 km north
CathedralSt Carthage's Cathedral Lismore5.7 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle37 km northeast
CastleConna Castle18 km westCastleCastleStrancally Castle8.9 km southAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySt. Mary's Abbey, Glencairn11 km west
CathedralArdmore Round Tower and Cathedral23 km south
AttractionMitchelstown Cave24 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksCahir Priory27 km north
CastleCastle Gurteen de la Poer29 km northeast
Abbey or prioryCloyne Round Tower37 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Cappoquin (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.
What people ask about Cappoquin
What are the main attractions in Cappoquin?
The place to visit inside Cappoquin’s urban area is Market House Craftworks. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Cappoquin have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Cappoquin: Market House Craftworks.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Cappoquin?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Cahir Castle (Office of Public Works), 26 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Cappoquin?
Within 40 km: Lismore Castle (6 km), Cahir Castle (26 km), St Carthage's Cathedral Lismore (5.7 km), Ormond Castle (37 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 (11)
- Mount Melleray Abbey: Alexander Redfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Carthage's Cathedral Lismore: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conna Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardmore Round Tower and Cathedral: CelticMist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchelstown Cave: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Priory: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Gurteen de la Poer: Irishtree, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyne Round Tower: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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).