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Mountbellew, County Galway

Things to do in Mountbellew

The demesne walks and lake, the forge, the malt house, St Mary's, the Ballinlass memorial.

Plan of Mountbellew with the main sights labelled

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

7 things to see

  1. 01

    The Bellew demesne

    4.1 km west of the Square

    The estate woodland, now forest walks and picnic places, with its man-made pleasure lake.

  2. 02

    The old forge

    The Square · 623 m west of the Square

    The forge kept as a museum, 600 m from the square.

  3. 03

    The malt house

    The old malt house, whose name a restaurant now carries.

  4. 04

    St Mary's

    617 m south-east of the Square

    The Catholic church of the town.

  5. 05

    The bridge

    The village bridge with a milestone set into the middle of its parapet.

  6. 06

    Ballinlass

    3.7 km north-east of the Square

    The memorial to the eviction of 1846, 3.7 km out.

  7. 07

    Moylough Castle

    5.6 km north-west of the Square

    The tower house 5.6 km away in the twin parish.

Things to do

Tuesday market

In the square, as it has been since the Bellews' day.

Football and hurling

Mountbellew Moylough GAA, senior county champions five times.

The college

The Franciscan Brothers' Agricultural College, now ATU's Mountbellew campus, with Holy Rosary College, Coláiste an Chreagáin and St Mary's school besides.

Woodland walks

Through the Bellew estate to the lake.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. Old Forge
    Museums
    623 m
  2. 3.7 km
  3. Castle Bellew House
    Historic houses
    4.1 km
  4. 4.8 km
  5. 5.6 km
  6. 5.9 km
  7. Menlough IRA
    Monuments
    7.1 km
  8. 10.4 km
  9. 11.3 km
  10. 11.9 km
Ringforts and sites21Holy wells9Castles3

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 424 m
  2. 4.8 km
  3. 5.3 km
  4. 5.3 km
  5. 7.0 km
  6. 7.2 km
  7. 7.2 km
  8. 7.8 km
  9. 8.7 km
  10. 10.6 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 1.5 km

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Mountbellew" (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.