Moyode Castle
Moyode Castle is a castle in County Galway, Connacht. Moyode Castle is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Moyard Wood, as well as near the aerodrome Craughwell Airstrip.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caherkinmonwee Castle and Dunsandle Castle.
Caherkinmonwee Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caherkinmonwee Castle, also known as Caher Castle, is a tower house located in County Galway, Ireland. Caherkinmonwee Castle is situated 2 km south of Moyode Castle.
Dunsandle Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunsandle Castle is a 15th-century tower house near Athenry, County Galway, in Ireland. Dunsandle Castle is situated 4 km east of Moyode Castle.
Esker Friary
Residential area
Esker Friary was a monastery established by the Dominican Friars – Regular Observance. Esker Friary is situated 3 km northeast of Moyode Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craughwell and Athenry.
Craughwell
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Craughwell is 8 km south of Athenry, 12 km west of Loughrea, and 22 km east of Galway city. Craughwell is situated 3½ km southwest of Moyode Castle.
Athenry
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
Bullaun
Hamlet
Photo: Tecnikp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bullaun is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies 6 km northeast of Loughrea on the R350 regional road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Bullaun is situated 10 km east of Moyode Castle.
Moyode Castle
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.25631° or 53° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.70033° or 8° 42′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5H774X+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 488110721OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q30969911
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In Other Languages
“Moyode Castle” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Замок Мойод”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moyard Wood and Craughwell Airstrip.
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