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Carna, County Galway

Things to do in Carna

The church, the emigrants' centre, Ard Castle, Mace Head, Maínis.

Plan of Carna with the main sights labelled

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

6 things to see

  1. Carna Church
    01

    Carna church

    193 m south-west of the church

    The church at the centre of the parish.

  2. 02

    Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach

    313 m west of the church

    The emigrants' memorial centre, 300 m from the church.

  3. 03

    Ard Castle

    2.7 km west of the church

    The ruin 2.7 km west.

  4. 04

    Mace Head

    The university's atmospheric research station on the point.

  5. 05

    Maínis

    The island with the Martin Ryan marine biology station.

  6. 06

    Mynish cemetery

    Where James Berry, who wrote Tales of the West, was buried in 1914.

Things to do

Football

Carna-Cashel, shared with the next village, in the senior league at The Plantation, Páirc Naomh Mhic Dara; a ladies' team since 2016.

Irish

Coláiste Sheosaimh for second-level students, and the university's Áras Shorcha Ní Ghuairim at Roisín na Mainiach.

The festival

The Joe Heaney commemorative festival every year.

The bus

Based in Carna, it runs to Galway city along the N59.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 2.7 km
  2. 5.9 km
  3. 5.9 km
  4. 8.8 km
  5. 9.2 km
  6. 9.7 km
  7. 10.5 km
  8. 11.5 km
  9. 11.5 km
  10. 12.0 km
Holy wells2Beaches5Abbeys1Viewpoints1

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 309 m
  2. 490 m
  3. 830 m
  4. 1.1 km
  5. 1.1 km
  6. 1.2 km
  7. 1.4 km
  8. 1.7 km
  9. 1.8 km
  10. 1.9 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 509 m

Photographs: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Carna, County Galway" (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.