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Monivea, County Galway

Things to do in Monivea

The castle, the mausoleum, the woods, the old church, the greens, Knockmoy.

Plan of Monivea 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

    Monivea Castle

    1.6 km east of the green

    The O'Kelly tower and the Ffrench house, 1.6 km from the green.

  2. 02

    The mausoleum

    Robert Ffrench's well-preserved tomb, with the icehouse nearby.

  3. 03

    Monivea Woods

    The forest Robert Ffrench planted.

  4. 04

    The old church

    138 m south-east of the green

    The Anglican church of 1762 beside the playground.

  5. 05

    The greens

    The linen-drying greens that shape the village.

  6. 06

    Knockmoy Abbey

    7.8 km north of the green

    The Cistercian abbey 7.8 km away.

Things to do

Hurling

Monivea Abbey and Abbeyknockmoy.

Rugby and the ring

The rugby club since 1977, and taekwondo, kickboxing and boxing clubs.

The Father Sammon Centre

Events, the twinning with Treméven, and the clubs.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 1.6 km
  2. 2.3 km
  3. 3.0 km
  4. 4.9 km
  5. 5.1 km
  6. 5.5 km
  7. 5.7 km
  8. 5.9 km
  9. 6.6 km
  10. 6.7 km
Ringforts and sites7Holy wells5Castles9Abbeys1

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 141 m
  2. 3.3 km
  3. 5.3 km
  4. 5.7 km
  5. 5.9 km
  6. 5.9 km
  7. 6.0 km
  8. 6.5 km
  9. 8.3 km
  10. 10.2 km

Sport and leisure

  1. Monivea Rugby Club
    Sports centres
    283 m
  2. 392 m

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Monivea" (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.