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Kilronan, County Galway

Things to do in Kilronan

St Thomas's, St Ronan's bed, Arkin's Castle, Teampall Bheanáin, Dún Aonghasa, the wormhole.

Plan of Kilronan with the main sights labelled

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

7 things to see

  1. Church of St Thomas
    01

    The Church of St Thomas

    An Bóthar Mór · 198 m north of the pier

    The old church by the harbour.

  2. 02

    Leaba Naomh Rónáin

    The Low Road · 458 m north of the pier

    St Ronan's bed, 450 m from the pier, for the saint the village is named after.

  3. Arkin's Castle
    03

    Arkin's Castle

    1.8 km south of the pier

    The castle ruin 1.8 km along the shore.

  4. Teampall Bheanáin
    04

    Teampall Bheanáin

    2.0 km south of the pier

    The tiny church on the ridge 2 km south.

  5. 05

    Dún Aonghasa

    6.0 km west of the pier

    The cliff fort at the far end of the island, with its visitor centre at Kilmurvey.

  6. 06

    Poll na bPéist

    5.7 km west of the pier

    The wormhole, the rectangular pool in the rock on the south coast.

  7. 07

    Teach Synge

    6.5 km south-east of the pier

    The cottage museum on Inishmaan, across the sound.

Things to do

Bicycles

The island's roads run from the pier west to Dún Aonghasa and the beaches.

The ferries

Boats to Rossaveal in Galway and Doolin in Clare.

Irish

Summer colleges bring schoolchildren from the mainland.

Camping

A campsite and glamping ground 700 m from the pier.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 1.7 km
  2. 1.8 km
  3. 2.0 km
  4. 2.3 km
  5. 3.4 km
  6. 6.0 km
  7. 6.5 km
  8. 11.9 km
  9. 12.0 km
Ringforts and sites10Holy wells1Castles2Beaches3Abbeys2Viewpoints3

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 458 m
  2. Puffing holes
    Attractions
    2.1 km
  3. Cliffs of Aran
    Viewpoints
    3.1 km
  4. 3.5 km
  5. 3.8 km
  6. 4.8 km
  7. Cathaoir Synge
    Viewpoints
    5.5 km
  8. Poll na bPéist
    Attractions
    5.7 km
  9. 6.0 km
  10. puffing hole
    Attractions
    7.1 km

Places to stay

  1. 89 m
  2. Pier View
    Guest houses
    175 m
  3. Ard Mhuiris
    Guest houses
    309 m
  4. Claí Bán
    Guest houses
    345 m
  5. 507 m
  6. 680 m
  7. Ocean View
    Guest houses
    1.3 km
  8. Tigh Fitz
    Guest houses
    1.6 km

Photographs: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons; Ronan Mac Giollapharaic, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons; Guilhem Boyer, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Kilronan" (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.