The Long Point

The Long Point is a park in County Galway, Connacht. The Long Point is situated near the islet Island McCoo, as well as near Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Brendan’s Cathedral and St. Mary’s Priory.

St Brendan’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Vanessa Kennedy, CC BY 2.0.

The Cathedral of St. Brendan, Loughrea, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert. The cathedral was designed in Neo-Gothic style and houses one of the most extensive collections of arts and crafts and Celtic Revival artefacts of any single building in Ireland. St Brendan’s Cathedral is situated 1 km north of The Long Point.

St. Mary’s Priory

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Mary’s Priory is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km north of The Long Point.

The Seven Monuments

Archaeological site

The Seven Monuments is an embanked stone circle and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. The Seven Monuments is situated 2 km east of The Long Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loughrea and Bullaun.

Loughrea

Town

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Loughrea, is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name.

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 7 km north of The Long Point.

The Long Point

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.18759° or 53° 11′ 15″ north

Longitude

-8.56311° or 8° 33′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C5H5CQP+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 839110314

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Island McCoo and Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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Places to explore: St. Brendan’s Community Nursing Unit and Starling Center.

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