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Barna, County Galway

Things to do in Barna

The quay, Barna House, St Enda's well, the woods, the strand, the reserve.

Plan of Barna with the main sights labelled

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

6 things to see

  1. 01

    The quay

    Alexander Nimmo's pier of the 1820s, at Freeport, An Chéibh.

  2. 02

    Barna House

    The Georgian house of 1778.

  3. 03

    Tobar Éanna

    Silver Strand · 1.4 km east of the village

    St Enda's well, 1.4 km from the village.

  4. 04

    Barna Woods

    The woodland walks on the city side of the village.

  5. 05

    Silverstrand

    The beach towards Salthill.

  6. 06

    The hen harrier reserve

    802 m west of the village

    The reserve on the moor north of the village.

Things to do

Gaelic games

Barna GAC for football, men's and ladies', and Bearna/Na Forbacha for hurling.

Soccer and rugby

Barna United and Galway Bay Rugby Club.

Golf

Eighteen moorland holes at Barna Golf Club, two miles north of the village.

Tennis and pitch and putt

On the co-operative's ground at Troscaigh Thiar.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. Tobar Éanna
    Monuments
    1.4 km
  2. An Fearban
    Monuments
    3.5 km
  3. 5.9 km
  4. 6.4 km
  5. Saint Patrick
    Monuments
    6.5 km
  6. 6.6 km
  7. 6.6 km
  8. 6.6 km
  9. 6.6 km
  10. 6.7 km
Ringforts and sites5Holy wells1Castles5Beaches10Viewpoints2

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. Hen Harrier Reserve
    Nature reserves
    802 m
  2. 1.5 km
  3. 1.5 km
  4. 1.6 km
  5. 1.7 km
  6. 1.9 km
  7. 1.9 km
  8. Bird Sanctuary
    Viewpoints
    2.0 km
  9. 2.0 km
  10. 2.6 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 246 m
  2. Ball Alley
    Pitches
    1.4 km

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Barna" (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.