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Woodford, County Galway

Things to do in Woodford

The bay, St Mary's well, the reserves, Derrygill, Kilnalekin, Pallas.

Plan of Woodford 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

    Woodford Bay

    The artificial lake below the village.

  2. 02

    St Mary's well

    848 m south-east of Main Street

    The holy well 850 m from the street.

  3. 03

    The nature reserves

    Pollnaknockaun, Derrycrag and Rosturra within 5 km, two of them special areas of conservation.

  4. 04

    Derrygill

    The Millennium Oak Forest.

  5. 05

    Kilnalekin Abbey

    5.6 km north of Main Street

    The friary 5.6 km away.

  6. 06

    Pallas Castle

    8.6 km north of Main Street

    The tower house 8.6 km off.

Things to do

The Furnace Festival

Late August, for the ironworking past.

Cycling and fishing

Routes with views of Lough Derg and the Shannon, and fishing and boating on the river.

Hurling

Tommy Larkins GAA in the village.

Family history

The East Galway Family History Society at the heritage centre.

Castles, abbeys and old churches nearby

  1. St Marys Well
    Monuments
    848 m
  2. 5.5 km
  3. 5.9 km
  4. 7.3 km
  5. 8.6 km
  6. 9.9 km
  7. 10.6 km
  8. 10.6 km
  9. 11.0 km
Ringforts and sites1Holy wells2Castles4

Parks, beaches, lakes and views

  1. 106 m
  2. 307 m
  3. 4.5 km
  4. 5.4 km
  5. 6.9 km
  6. 7.5 km
  7. 7.6 km
  8. 7.8 km
  9. 7.9 km
  10. 9.2 km

Sport and leisure

  1. Tommy Larkins GAA
    Sports centres
    195 m

The descriptions summarise Wikipedia, "Woodford, County Galway" (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.