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Glenamaddy, County Galway

Things to do in Glenamaddy

St Patrick's, the turlough, Kiltullagh, Park Castle, Glinsk.

Plan of Glenamaddy 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

    St Patrick's Church

    276 m west of the Square

    The church of 1904 that replaced the older one in the graveyard grounds.

  2. 02

    Glenamaddy turlough

    The lake east of the town that dries every year to a black plain of limestone; Loch Lurgeen, a raised bog, lies beyond it.

  3. 03

    Kiltullagh

    3.0 km south of the Square

    The old church 3 km out; the lake nearby has a crannóg.

  4. 04

    Park Castle

    4.7 km south-west of the Square

    The tower house 4.7 km away.

  5. 05

    Glinsk Castle

    9.8 km north-east of the Square

    The seventeenth-century house 10 km east.

Things to do

Football

Glenamaddy CLG plays Gaelic football; Glen Celtic is the soccer club.

The community school

Founded in 2002 by the Sisters of Mercy and the county VEC.

The four roads

The R362 and R364 cross at the square, north-east of Galway.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 4.7 km
  2. 6.1 km
  3. 9.0 km
  4. 9.8 km
Ringforts and sites16Holy wells10Castles3

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 325 m
  2. 457 m
  3. 1.6 km
  4. 2.8 km
  5. 3.1 km
  6. 3.2 km
  7. 3.3 km
  8. 3.7 km
  9. 4.8 km
  10. 6.0 km

Sport and leisure

  1. Glenamaddy GAA
    Sports centres
    496 m

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Glenamaddy" (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.