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About Dunmore

Dunmore is a village in County Galway, 43 km north-east of Galway city, with 664 people at the 2022 census. The big fort, a capital of Connacht for a time where King Turlough O'Connor died in 1156, with a de Bermingham castle on its hillock that the Irish attacked three times.

Population
664 (2022 census)
Where
43 km from Galway, 167 km from Dublin
Position
53.6190° N, 8.7423° W, 75 m above sea level
In Irish
Dún Mór
On the model
1,081 buildings, 10 streets, 107 places in 27 kinds
Read more
Dunmore on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Dunmore with every named place pinned
High Street at the market square.
High Street at the market square.
Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dunmore Abbey Friary, County Galway
Dunmore Abbey Friary, County Galway
DanielECDalton, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Bridge Street in Dunmore, looking north-east, with the pub The Dunmore Arms on the south side.
Bridge Street in Dunmore, looking north-east, with the pub The Dunmore Arms on the south side.
Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Junction of Sion Hill (R360) with Bridge Street (N83 to Tuam) and Church Street (N83 to Ballyhaunis).
Junction of Sion Hill (R360) with Bridge Street (N83 to Tuam) and Church Street (N83 to Ballyhaunis).
Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A short history

  1. 12th century
    The O'Connors' tuath. Dunmore belonged to the ancient tuath of Conmaicne Dúna Móir, ruled from the twelfth century by the O'Connors of Uí Briúin Aí, and was for a time a capital of Connacht.
  2. Early 13th century
    The de Berminghams' castle. The Anglo-Norman family built the first castle on the hillock outside the village as a bulwark against the Irish.
  3. 1249, 1284 and 1315
    Three attacks. The O'Connors burned the castle in 1249, Fiachra O'Flynn's forces besieged it in 1284, and an army under Rory O'Connor attacked and damaged it in 1315.
  4. 1977 to 1998
    The clubs. Dunmore RFC was founded in 1977, Dunmore Town AFC in 1979 with underage teams in the Roscommon league, and Dunmore Demesne Golf Club in 1998.
  5. Early 1980s
    The traffic goes. Until then the N83 through Dunmore was on the main road from Sligo to Galway; improvements to the N17 through Knock and Claremorris took the traffic away.
  6. 2022
    664 people. The census count for the town at the junction of the N83, R328 and R360.

The full history, 6 moments in order

What to see

  1. Dunmore Castle1.0 km

    The ruin of the de Bermingham castle on its hillock, 1 km out.

  2. Dunmore Abbey120 m

    The medieval church in the centre of the town.

  3. Dunmore House423 m

    The house 400 m from the square.

  4. The Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas342 m

    The parish church.

  5. Kiltivna and Kilmurry5.6 km

    The church ruins of the parish, 5 to 7 km out.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Dunmore?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 43 km north-east of Galway city and 167 km west of Dublin, on the N83 at its junction with the R328 and R360.
What is the population of Dunmore?
664 people at the 2022 census.
What is there in Dunmore?
On the map, 107 named places in 27 kinds: 2 places to eat and drink, 2 shops, 5 schools, churches and public buildings, and 88 things to see within 12 km.
What is Dunmore known for?
The de Bermingham castle, an O'Connor capital where King Turlough died in 1156, the abbey, and its rugby, soccer and golf clubs.

Getting around

Dunmore sits on the N83 at its junction with the R328 and R360. 3 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Dunmore, County Galway" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19). Population is the CSO census as listed there. Distances and everything on the model are OpenStreetMap.