Knock Museum

Knock Museum is a museum in County Mayo, Connacht which is located on Rosebury Court. Knock Museum is situated nearby to Knock Shrine, as well as near the church Chapel of Reconciliation.

Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: Rosebury Court

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knock Shrine and Knock Basilica.

Knock Shrine

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, commonly referred to as Knock Shrine, is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and national shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, where locals claimed to have seen an apparition in 1879 of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ. Knock Shrine is situated 120 metres northwest of Knock Museum.

Knock Basilica

Church

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The Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland is a Roman Catholic basilica church of the Latin Church located in the small town of Knock, in County Mayo in Ireland. Knock Basilica is situated 230 metres north of Knock Museum.

Church of St. John the Baptist

Church

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Church of St. John the Baptist is situated 330 metres northwest of Knock Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knock and Bekan.

Knock

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Knock is a village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland which has a Marian pilgrimage shrine and is near the regional airport. In Irish Cnoc means "hill", a very common placename, so this one is Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of the Virgin Mary".

Bekan

Village

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Bekan is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Because of the almost entirely rural population, it is traditionally a farming community. The village is between Ballyhaunis and Knock on the L1501 local road which connects the N60 and R323 roads. Bekan is situated 6 km southeast of Knock Museum.

Kiltamagh

Town

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Kiltimagh is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 1,232 people. Although there is no river going through the town, three rivers flow around the town: the Glore River, Yellow River and Pollagh River. Kiltamagh is situated 9 km northwest of Knock Museum.

Knock Museum

Categories: building, tourism, commercial building, and tourist attraction
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.78997° or 53° 47′ 24″ north

Longitude

-8.91726° or 8° 55′ 2″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chapel of Reconciliation and Apparition Chapel.

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