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Furbo, County Galway

Things to do in Furbo

The church and mausoleum, the strand, An Fearbán, the reserve, Cnoc Suain.

Plan of Furbo 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

    Réalt na Mara

    Gaoth na Mara · 417 m west of the church

    Our Lady Star of the Sea, the Catholic church, with the mausoleum of about 1860 beside it.

  2. 02

    Trá na bhForbacha

    The beach on Galway Bay below the townlands.

  3. 03

    An Fearbán

    An Féarbán · 323 m east of the church

    The monument 300 m from the church.

  4. 04

    The hen harrier reserve

    3.0 km east of the church

    The moorland reserve 3 km inland.

  5. 05

    Cnoc Suain

    5.8 km north-west of the church

    The restored hill village 6 km away in the bog.

Things to do

The Sportlann

The big community pitch used by the hurlers of Bearna/Na Forbacha, the footballers of CLG Bhearna and the soccer club Bearna Na Forbacha Aontaithe.

The shore

The strand and the inlets along the R336.

Irish

The language of the school, the church and the community meetings.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. An Fearban
    Monuments
    323 m
  2. Tobar Éanna
    Monuments
    5.1 km
  3. 6.3 km
  4. 6.5 km
  5. 9.7 km
  6. 10.1 km
  7. Saint Patrick
    Monuments
    10.1 km
  8. 10.2 km
  9. 10.2 km
  10. 10.3 km
Ringforts and sites3Holy wells1Castles2Beaches11Viewpoints2

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. Hen Harrier Reserve
    Nature reserves
    3.0 km
  2. 3.5 km
  3. 3.6 km
  4. 4.5 km
  5. 4.6 km
  6. 4.9 km
  7. 4.9 km
  8. 5.1 km
  9. 5.2 km
  10. 5.2 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 168 m
  2. 545 m
  3. An Sportlann
    Sports centres
    1.3 km

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Furbo, 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.