Brackloon Castle
Brackloon Castle is a castle in County Galway, Connacht. Brackloon Castle is situated nearby to Clonfert Church, as well as near the community center Clonfert Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clonfert Cathedral and Eyrecourt Castle.
Clonfert Cathedral
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Clonfert Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Clonfert, County Galway in Ireland. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Clonfert and then one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe, it is now one of five cathedrals in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe. Clonfert Cathedral is situated 2½ km northeast of Brackloon Castle.
Eyrecourt Castle
Castle
Eyrecourt Castle was an Irish 17th century country house in Galway which became a ruin in the 20th century. The house, the surrounding estate, and the nearby small town of Eyrecourt all took their name from Colonel the Right Hon. Eyrecourt Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Brackloon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clonfert and Eyrecourt.
Clonfert
Locality
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Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna. The village gives its name to the Diocese of Clonfert. Clonfert Cathedral is one of the eight cathedral churches of the Church of Ireland, Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.
Eyrecourt
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eyrecourt, historically known as Donanaghta, is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is on the R356 regional road 12 km west of the Banagher bridge over the River Shannon. Eyrecourt is situated 4½ km southwest of Brackloon Castle.
Shannonbridge
Village
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Banagher is a town at the western edge of County Offaly on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation. Shannonbridge is situated 7 km north of Brackloon Castle.
Brackloon 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
53.22179° or 53° 13′ 18″ northLongitude
-8.07549° or 8° 4′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C5H6WCF+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 782196749OpenStreetMap feature
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