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Moyne Abbey

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°12′05″ N 9°10′59″ W

Map showing the location of Moyne Abbey Moyne Abbey
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Killala
2.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
CFN Donegal Airport108 km

About Moyne Abbey

Moyne Abbey is a historic site. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Bartragh Island and Meelick Lough.

Climate of Moyne Abbey

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 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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Climate of Moyne Abbey
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12279926472696887106126134129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Moyne Abbey

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 175 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 108 kmnortheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 161 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 175 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 216 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 216 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 261 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 365 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Moyne Abbey

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 632 natural sites, 1,291 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km148 places

  • Annagh Island Island 15 kmS
  • Castle Island Island 16 kmSW
  • Roe Island Island 16 kmSW
  • Cragh Islands Island 17 kmS

25–60 km847 places

  • Inishlyre Island 53 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 54 kmSW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 38 kmE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 30 kmE

60–100 km1,095 places

  • Inishteige Island 80 kmE
  • Station Island Island 96 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 98 kmNE
  • Omey Island Island 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Killala Village, County Mayo
    2.7 km NW
  • Moyne Village, County Mayo
    0.2 km SW
  • Rusheens Village, County Mayo
    1.2 km SE
  • Meelick Village, County Mayo
    1.5 km W

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