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Moycullen, County Galway

Things to do in Moycullen

The marble works, the church, Templebeg, St Brigid's well, Brigit's Garden.

Plan of Moycullen 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 Marble

    477 m north-west of the crossroads

    The marble works and shop where the green stone is cut and sold.

  2. Moycullen Parish Church
    02

    The Church of the Immaculate Conception

    378 m north-east of the crossroads

    The parish church of the diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.

  3. 03

    Templebeg

    2.2 km south-east of the crossroads

    The old church 2 km out.

  4. 04

    Toberbreedia

    3.9 km north of the crossroads

    St Brigid's well, 4 km from the village.

  5. 05

    Brigit's Garden

    5.8 km north-west of the crossroads

    The Celtic gardens 6 km along the Oughterard road.

  6. 06

    Lough Corrib

    The lake lies just to the east of the village.

Things to do

Football and hurling

Two senior GAA clubs, county senior football champions of 2020 and 2022.

Basketball and handball

Moycullen Basketball Club, winners of the President's Cup in 2009, and a handball club.

Four schools

Scoil Mhuire in the village and three more in the parish, at Tullykyne, Newtown and Tooreeny.

Into Connemara

The N59 runs on to Oughterard and Clifden.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 8.1 km
  2. 8.2 km
  3. 8.4 km
  4. 8.4 km
  5. 8.5 km
  6. 8.6 km
  7. 8.9 km
  8. Abbey
    Abbeys
    8.9 km
  9. 9.5 km
  10. Tobar Éanna
    Monuments
    9.6 km
Ringforts and sites2Holy wells2Castles6Beaches8Abbeys1Viewpoints2

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. Connemara Marble
    Attractions
    477 m
  2. 1.3 km
  3. 1.7 km
  4. 1.8 km
  5. 1.8 km
  6. 2.1 km
  7. 2.5 km
  8. 2.7 km
  9. 2.7 km
  10. 2.8 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 142 m
  2. Wildlands
    Sports centres
    1.0 km

Photographs: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Moycullen" (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.