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About Tully

Tully is a village in County Galway, 71 km north-west of Galway city. The hill on the Renvyle peninsula, a quarter of a mile from the Atlantic under the Twelve Pins, where 109 people were evicted in September 1881 and the landlord had to turn her house into a hotel.

Where
71 km from Galway, 247 km from Dublin
Position
53.5958° N, 9.9754° W
On the model
648 buildings, 1 streets, 125 places in 30 kinds
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Tully on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Tully with every named place pinned
Tully Mountain (356 m) as seen from the site of the Church of the Seven Daughters, looking south-east.
Tully Mountain (356 m) as seen from the site of the Church of the Seven Daughters, looking south-east.
Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Moorland below Tully Mountain
Moorland below Tully Mountain
Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tully, Co. Galway, Ireland
Tully, Co. Galway, Ireland
cisko66, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tully, Co. Galway, Ireland
Tully, Co. Galway, Ireland
cisko66, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A short history

  1. 1881
    The evictions. Caroline Blake, the landowner, believed her tenants exaggerated the failure of the crops; the Land League told them to withhold full rent, and a meeting in Tully Cross church was said to have discussed five pounds to have her killed.
  2. 20th century
    Gogarty. Renvyle House, a mile west, was the home of the poet Oliver St John Gogarty before it was the hotel it is now.

The full history, 2 moments in order

What to see

  1. Renvyle House

    Gogarty's house, a mile west.

  2. Renvyle Castle3.8 km

    The tower house on the shore, 3.8 km away.

  3. The Church of the Seven Daughters4.0 km

    The ruin 4 km off.

  4. Tully Cross1.2 km

    The sister village a mile east, with Christ the King church.

  5. Kylemore Abbey6.8 km

    6.8 km away.

  6. Connemara National Park5.3 km

    The visitor centre at Letterfrack, 5.3 km off.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Tully?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 71 km north-west of Galway city and 247 km west of Dublin, on the Renvyle peninsula road, 13 miles north of Clifden.
What is there in Tully?
On the map, 125 named places in 30 kinds: 2 places to eat and drink, 1 shop, 4 schools, churches and public buildings, and 107 things to see within 12 km.
What is Tully known for?
Renvyle House and Gogarty, the evictions of 1881, the beach under the Twelve Pins, and its music house.

Getting around

Tully sits on the Renvyle peninsula road, 13 miles north of Clifden. 0 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Tully, County Galway" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19). Population is the CSO census as listed there. Distances and everything on the model are OpenStreetMap.