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Oughterard, County Galway

Things to do in Oughterard

Aughnanure Castle, the Glengowla mine, the lake and Inchagoill, the Quiet Man Bridge, Brigit's Garden.

Plan of Oughterard with the main sights labelled

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

8 things to see

  1. Aughnanure Castle
    01

    Aughnanure Castle

    3.3 km east of the centre

    The O'Flaherty tower house three kilometres from the town, one of the best-preserved medieval tower houses in the country.

  2. Glengowla Mines
    02

    Glengowla Mines

    3.8 km west of the centre

    The lead and silver mine abandoned in 1865, open as a show mine with exhibits on the mining of the district.

  3. 03

    Lough Corrib

    The lake the town is the chief angling centre for, a few minutes from the centre down the Owenriff.

  4. 04

    Inchagoill

    6.4 km north of the centre

    The island in the lake with its early monastic site, the Stone of Lugnad and St Patrick's church, reached by boat.

  5. 05

    The Church of the Immaculate Conception

    365 m west of the centre

    The church of 1829 with its Harry Clarke window.

  6. 06

    The old courthouse

    Cregg View · 196 m south-west of the centre

    Built in the early nineteenth century and now the library.

  7. 07

    The Quiet Man Bridge

    Eight kilometres west on the N59, where John Ford filmed in 1951.

  8. 08

    Brigit's Garden

    8.7 km south-east of the centre

    The Celtic gardens on the Galway side of the town.

Things to do

Fishing

The town is the chief angling centre on Lough Corrib, and every year in early May a four-day fishing festival brings competitions, art exhibitions and concerts.

Football

Oughterard GAA, All-Ireland intermediate club champions in 2020. Matthew Tierney of the Galway team is from the town, and there is a rugby club too.

Golf

Eighteen championship holes outside the town, with clubhouse, pro shop and restaurant, since the early 1970s.

The Western Way

The long-distance walking route passes through on its way into Connemara; buses run daily to Galway and Clifden along the N59.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. 3.3 km
  2. 3.6 km
  3. 6.3 km
  4. 6.3 km
  5. 6.4 km
  6. 6.4 km
  7. 6.4 km
  8. 6.4 km
  9. 8.6 km
  10. 9.6 km
Holy wells1Castles3Abbeys1Viewpoints2

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 1.6 km
  2. 3.4 km
  3. 3.4 km
  4. 3.4 km
  5. Glengowla Mines
    Attractions
    3.8 km
  6. 3.8 km
  7. 4.0 km
  8. 4.1 km
  9. 4.2 km
  10. 4.3 km

Sport and leisure

  1. 72 m
  2. Oughterard Rugby Club
    Sports centres
    506 m
  3. Oughterard GAA
    Sports centres
    609 m
  4. 1.7 km
  5. 2.2 km
  6. 2.5 km

Photographs: The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons; andrew mcmillan, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Oughterard" (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.