- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 71 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock67 km
- SNN Shannon Airport88 km
About Eglish Abbey
Eglish Abbey is a tourist attraction. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (67 km). Nearby sights include Killure Castle and Goat Lough.
Climate of Eglish Abbey
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (105 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 79 | 79 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 91 | 105 | 104 | 103 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Eglish Abbey
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 85 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 67 kmnorthwest
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 88 kmsouthwest
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 135 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 85 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 136 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 167 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 204 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 350 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eglish Abbey
Within 100 km: 297 historic and cultural sites, 566 natural sites, 1,337 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km57 places
- Long Island Island 25 kmE
- Hare Island Island 25 kmE
- Long Island Island 20 kmSE
- Golden Island Island 23 kmE
25–60 km404 places
- Mutton Island Island 54 kmW
- Deer Island Island 58 kmSW
- Inchmore Island 26 kmNE
- Inchcleraun Island 28 kmNE
60–100 km1,739 places
- Gorumna Island Island 94 kmW
- Inisheer Island 91 kmSW
- Strandhill Beach Beach 100 kmN
- Bush Island Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Killure Castle Historic site, County Galway4.2 km S
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Goat Lough Lake, County Roscommon3.7 km NE
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Clonbrock River River, County Galway4.5 km W
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Lough Gore Lake, County Roscommon5.9 km E
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Castle Park Historic site, County Roscommon10 km SE
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Knockroe Mountain, County Galway8.3 km S
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Cuckoo Hill Mountain, County Roscommon7.4 km E
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Urraghry Hill Mountain, County Galway11 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballynamona Village, County Galway0.8 km SE
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Ahascragh Village, County Galway3 km W
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Ervallagh Oughter Village, County Galway1.8 km SW
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Cornamucklagh Village, County Galway3.8 km NW
More sights in County Galway
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Ballymore Castle Historic site, County Galway20 km S
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Athenry Castle Historic site, County Galway32 km W -
Carbally Castle Historic site, County Galway23 km W
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Taragh Castle Historic site, County Galway25 km SW
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Riverview Castle Historic site, County Galway31 km SW
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Dunguaire Castle Historic site, County Galway51 km SW
Sources & licences
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