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Museum

Country Life

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°53′01″ N 9°12′27″ W

Map showing the location of Country Life Country Life
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Turlough
0.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock26 km
SNN Shannon Airport133 km

About Country Life

Country Life is a museum. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (26 km). Nearby sights include Charleville House and Moyhenna Bridge.

Climate of Country Life

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (135 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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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Climate of Country Life
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12886996775696991105128135131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Country Life

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 141 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 26 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 133 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 141 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 141 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 205 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 226 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 228 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 387 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Country Life

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 1,338 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Annagh Island Island 21 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 21 kmN
  • Roe Island Island 21 kmN
  • Cragh Islands Island 20 kmN

25–60 km768 places

  • Inishlyre Island 30 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 58 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 53 kmNE

60–100 km1,059 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 76 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 94 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 75 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Turlough Village, County Mayo
    0.6 km W
  • Knockanour Village, County Mayo
    0.7 km NE
  • Erriff Village, County Mayo
    1.2 km S
  • Killard Village, County Mayo
    1.3 km N

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