Cong AbbeyThe ruined Augustinian abbey sits in the middle of Cong village, with a carved doorway and a cloister arcade.
Castle
Aughnanure Castle
Oughterard, County Galway
Six storeys of tower house standing on a rock in the Drimneen river, a few kilometres out of Oughterard.
Aughnanure Castle is a 16th century castle located close to Lough Corrib and near the angling town of Oughterard in County Galway.
- Where
- Oughterard, County Galway
- Address
- Aughnanure
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Cong AbbeyThe ruined Augustinian abbey sits in the middle of Cong village, with a carved doorway and a cloister arcade.
Galway CathedralA dome stands on the island in the river, built on the site of the old city jail.
The CladdaghThe old fishing village across the river from the city, now a quay walk with the boats moored along it.
Salthill PromenadeThe seafront walk runs along Galway Bay, with the Burren across the water and the diving tower at the end.
The Spanish ArchWhat is left of the old city wall where the Corrib meets the sea, with the museum beside it.
Galway City MuseumThree floors on the city's history beside the Spanish Arch, with a Galway hooker sailing boat standing inside it.On nearby
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