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Ferns Cathedral
Attractions in Ferns

Ferns Cathedral opens Ferns’s list

Every one of its 3 places to visit is inside Ferns’ urban area. The mix takes in a cathedral, a castle and a museum. Of these, one is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Day-trippers head 11 km out to St Aidan's Cathedral.

Photo: Ferns Cathedral, Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Ferns
3
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

The names to know in Ferns

A castle and a museum follow Ferns Cathedral.

CathedralFerns Cathedralin townCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksFerns Castlein townMuseumMuseumMedieval Ferns Experiencein town

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

Map of the places

The farthest of them, Ferns Cathedral, is 600 m out.

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

By kind

What you can see

Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 castle2 in town

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

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Ferns Castle).

Every place

Everything on the list

The list is 3 places, all in town.

The 3 inside Ferns come first, best known 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 Ferns → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ferns →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Of the 12 day trips, St Aidan's Cathedral (11 km) is the best known.

CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral11 km southwestCastleEnniscorthy Castle11 km southwestCastleHuntington Castle and Gardens15 km northwestCastleBallymoon Castle30 km northwestCastleBallyloughan Castle33 km northwestAbbey or prioryDuiske Abbey31 km westCathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary40 km northwestGardenWells House & Gardens12 km southeastFortRathgall Hillfort26 km northwestMuseumMuseumThe National 1798 Rebellion Centre11 km southwestCastleShankill Castle and Gardens37 km westCastleTinnahinch Castle31 km west

Places well known beyond Ferns (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.

Your questions on Ferns

What are the main attractions in Ferns?

The best known inside Ferns’ urban area are Ferns Cathedral, Ferns Castle and Medieval Ferns Experience. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town.

Does Ferns have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ferns: Medieval Ferns Experience.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Ferns, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Ferns Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Ferns?

Within 40 km: St Aidan's Cathedral (11 km), Enniscorthy Castle (11 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (15 km), Ballymoon Castle (30 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).