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Letterfrack, County Galway

Things to do in Letterfrack

The national park, St Joseph's, the Marconi building, Ellis House, Kylemore.

Plan of Letterfrack with the main sights labelled

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

6 things to see

  1. 01

    Connemara National Park

    341 m south-east of the crossroads

    The visitor centre for the park is in the village, with Diamond Hill above it.

  2. Saint Joseph's Church
    02

    St Joseph's church

    214 m south-east of the crossroads

    Butler's church of 1926 on the industrial school grounds.

  3. 03

    The Marconi station

    The old school building that received the first duplex transatlantic messages.

  4. 04

    Ellis House

    142 m north-west of the crossroads

    The Quaker landlords' name survives on the hostel in the village.

  5. Kylemore Abbey
    05

    Kylemore Abbey

    4.0 km east of the crossroads

    The abbey and its Victorian walled garden, 4 km along the road.

  6. 06

    Ballinakill harbour

    The inlet of Barnaderg Bay at whose head the village lies.

Things to do

Walking

The national park's trails start at the centre in the village.

Football

West Coast United, founded in 1984, with an academy for children from five to eleven.

Furniture

The ATU campus that grew out of the Connemara West furniture courses.

Radio

Connemara Community Radio broadcasts from the village.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 4.0 km
  2. 4.9 km
  3. 7.5 km
  4. 8.0 km
  5. 8.0 km
  6. 8.6 km
  7. 8.6 km
  8. 8.9 km
  9. 9.2 km
  10. Monument Hill
    Monuments
    9.3 km
Ringforts and sites2Holy wells4Castles2Beaches5Abbeys1Viewpoints3

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 341 m
  2. 988 m
  3. 1.2 km
  4. 1.7 km
  5. 2.9 km
  6. 3.2 km
  7. 3.4 km
  8. 3.5 km
  9. 3.5 km
  10. 4.0 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 279 m

Photographs: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons; Textman at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Textman), CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Letterfrack" (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.