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Costelloe, County Galway

Things to do in Costelloe

The lodge, the pier, the radio station, the island church, the salt house.

Plan of Costelloe 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

    Costelloe Lodge

    Lutyens's house of 1925 with Jekyll's gardens.

  2. 02

    The pier

    On Clynagh Bay, the pier of Manning's novel.

  3. 03

    Raidió na Gaeltachta

    The station's headquarters.

  4. Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh
    04

    Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh

    4.8 km south of the bridge

    The island church 4.8 km away.

  5. 05

    Teach an tSalainn

    5.3 km south-west of the bridge

    The salt house ruin, 5.3 km off.

Things to do

The radio

Irish-language broadcasting from the village since 1972.

Poetry

Caitlín Maude, poet, singer and activist, came from here.

The bus

Bus Éireann's 424 from Galway along the R336.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 5.3 km
  2. 8.2 km
  3. Clarkes
    Ruins
    10.5 km
  4. Teach an Phiarsaigh
    Historic houses
    11.7 km
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Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 486 m
  2. 509 m
  3. 768 m
  4. 1.2 km
  5. 1.3 km
  6. 1.6 km
  7. 1.6 km
  8. 1.8 km
  9. 1.9 km
  10. 2.1 km

Places to stay

Nothing of the kind named on the map.

Photographs: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Casla" (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.