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Ahascragh, County Galway

Things to do in Ahascragh

The two churches, Clonbrock, Killure, Kilconnell, the river.

Plan of Ahascragh with the main sights labelled

The sights as pins on the model; tap one for its page and directions.

5 things to see

  1. 01

    St Cuan's Church

    112 m south of the bridge

    The Catholic church of about 1815.

  2. 02

    St Catherine's Church

    375 m north-east of the bridge

    The Church of Ireland church of about 1800.

  3. Clonbrock Castle
    03

    Clonbrock Castle

    3.7 km west of the bridge

    The late fifteenth-century tower house 3.7 km away.

  4. 04

    Killure Castle

    4.2 km south-east of the bridge

    Another tower house, 4 km out.

  5. 05

    Kilconnell Abbey

    8.5 km south-west of the bridge

    The friary 8.5 km south.

Things to do

Trout

Wild brown trout in the Bunowen, in the Midland Fisheries Group's controlled waters; a permit is needed.

Football

Ahascragh-Fohenagh GAA, based in Fohenagh nearby.

Hats

Philip Treacy, the London milliner, was born and raised on Church Street; the singer Seán 'ac Donncha was headmaster of the school.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 3.4 km
  2. 3.7 km
  3. 4.2 km
  4. 5.3 km
  5. 5.6 km
  6. 5.9 km
  7. 8.5 km
  8. Claremont House
    Historic houses
    8.9 km
  9. 9.5 km
  10. 10.6 km
Ringforts and sites50Holy wells4Castles3Abbeys2

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 6.1 km
  2. 7.1 km
  3. 7.5 km
  4. 7.7 km
  5. 7.8 km
  6. 8.8 km
  7. 9.1 km
  8. 9.2 km
  9. 9.3 km
  10. 9.4 km

Places to stay

Nothing of the kind named on the map.

Photographs: Willthacheerleader18, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Ahascragh" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19); positions and the lists are OpenStreetMap. Opening times and admission are not on record here; check before a visit.