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Ballinderreen, County Galway

Things to do in Ballinderreen

Drumacoo, Tyrone House, the turlough, the piers, Kiltiernan, Dunguaire.

Plan of Ballinderreen with the main sights labelled

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

6 things to see

  1. Drumacoo Church
    01

    Drumacoo Church

    1.4 km north of the church

    St Sourney's site, 1.4 km from the village.

  2. Tyrone House
    02

    Tyrone House

    2.3 km north of the church

    The ruined mansion by the bay, 2.3 km away.

  3. 03

    The turlough

    The lake with its reed beds a kilometre west, and the limestone pavement around it.

  4. 04

    The piers

    Aran, Mulroog and Tarrea piers, sheltering pleasure boats on Dunbulcaun Bay and Brandy Harbour.

  5. 05

    Kiltiernan Church

    4.4 km east of the church

    The old church 4.4 km inland.

  6. 06

    Dunguaire Castle

    5.1 km south of the church

    The tower house at Kinvara, 5 km along the N67.

Things to do

Hurling and athletics

The pitches in the village are mostly for hurling and running.

Traditional music

Lessons and instrument hire through Ceoltóirí an Doirín.

The buses

Two or three a day through the village, and frequent Bus Éireann and Citylink services five minutes away at Kilcolgan.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 2.3 km
  2. 5.1 km
  3. 5.8 km
  4. 6.5 km
  5. 6.6 km
  6. 7.0 km
  7. 7.2 km
  8. 7.9 km
  9. 8.0 km
  10. 8.1 km
Ringforts and sites23Holy wells2Castles12Beaches1Abbeys1

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 3.1 km
  2. 3.9 km
  3. 5.1 km
  4. 5.3 km
  5. 5.7 km
  6. 5.9 km
  7. 6.0 km
  8. 6.2 km
  9. 6.8 km
  10. 7.8 km

Sport and leisure

  1. Ballinderreen GAA
    Sports centres
    388 m

Photographs: Rryswny, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons; Tom Cosgrave, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Ballinderreen" (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.