Top rated Monasteries in Galway

Experience the best that Galway has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 10 places from Monastery category.

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Irish Franciscans
Monastery
👍 Nice old church. Old look inside and outside. Nice decorations. Golden decorations.
4.80 (192 reviews) (~138.42 km from centre)
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Mount St. Joseph Abbey
Monastery
👍👍 Mount St Joseph's Abbey is an old Abbey, well maintained, a beautiful church standing high and proud. It boasts a lovely forest walk. A river with mini waterfalls to delight the young and old. There's also a chance to see red squirrels if you're lucky. Beautifully maintained green areas with hills...
4.80 (148 reviews) (~86.82 km from centre)
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Glenstal Abbey
Monastery
Garden and ancient woodland trails, plus modern, colourful chapel in a working, Benedictine abbey.
4.70 (359 reviews) (~81.24 km from centre)
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St Declan's Cathedral
Monastery
👍👍 The monastery is a little bit away from the Round Tower. Lovely to see the decoration of the monastery on one of the sides. Also, don't forget to see the ogham stones that are located within the monastery. The walk from the beach is quite a climb, but there are benches outside the graveyard/monaster...
4.70 (106 reviews) (~172.36 km from centre)
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Capuchin Friary
Monastery
👍👍 There for an anniversary mass very nice
4.70 (43 reviews) (~138.81 km from centre)
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Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden
Tourist attraction
Waterside, Gothic Benedictine nunnery with restored Victorian rooms and free garden tours.
4.60 (13.2K reviews) (~64.19 km from centre)
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Clonmacnoise
Monastery
Ruined cathedral, 7 churches, 2 round towers, 3 high crosses and a large collection of grave slabs.
4.60 (3.4K reviews) (~70.84 km from centre)
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Dunbrody Abbey Visitor Centre
Tourist attraction
Majestic abbey, circa 1170, with sprawling grounds & an intricate maze made of hedges.
4.40 (264 reviews) (~178.9 km from centre)
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St. Mary's Abbey
Monastery
😐 Old historic place that serves now as a graveyard. You can spent here time for meditation. There is a cozy coffee shop aside.
4.40 (185 reviews) (~198.48 km from centre)
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Riasc Monastic Settlement
Monastery
👍👍 A nightmare to find ......but well worth the effort. Very well tended site with reconstructed stone huts as used by monks. Some beautiful inscribed stones in addition to the famous Reask stone. Information board is useful. Parking available.
4.40 (116 reviews) (~152.56 km from centre)
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