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St. Muredach's Cathedral - the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Killala. Work on the Cathedral began in 1827. The stone was quarried locally and the roof and ceiling were completed before the Great Famine of 1845. The spire was completed in 1855 and by 1875 the organ had been installed.
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The remains of the Augustinian Abbey, beside the Cathedral, date from the late 14th century. Little remains of the Abbey apart from the beautiful doorway. The monastery was active until its dissolution under Elizabeth 1.
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The two bridges - on either side of the Cathedral, are known locally as the Upper and Lower Bridges. The Upper Bridge was built in 1836
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Moyne Abbey - situated at the mouth of the River Moy overlooking Bartra Island. It is 3.5 kilometers from Killala Town. It was founded by permission of Pope Nicholas for the Observantine Franciscans in 1460.
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Rosserk Abbey - situated on the west bank of the River Moy approximately 4 kilometres from Killala town. This is an Abbey of the third order of Franciscans. It was founded in 1400 by a Norman called Joyce. It is the best preserved Franciscan Abbey in Ireland
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The Killala Round Tower - situated in the town of Killala. It is a well preserved tower and stands 26 metres high on a plinth 1metre high. The doorway is 3.5 metres above ground level. Damaged by lightening in the last century. The original monastic foundation dates back to the 5th century when St. Patrick appointed Muiredach as first bishop of Killala.
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Dolmen - There are numerous cromlechs or dolmens scattered over the Irish countryside. These are very large stones, standing upright, with one bid flat rock laid on top of them. There are usually three uprights and one table rock. They mark the burial places of Kings, princes and persons of royal blood but there is only one in Ireland which, according to Dr O'Donovan, can be satisfactorily connected with history. This is in a field in Ballina, Co. Mayo just behind the railway station
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Humbert Monument - The monument was erected in 1898 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French landing at Killala in 1798. A Dublin craftsman originally sculptured the monument but in recent years it has been beautifully restored locally by G.J. Ginty & Sons. The figure on the monument is not Humbert but Mother Ireland. It was moved to its present position in 1987
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The Font in Ballina - The monument of polished granite, at the junction of Bury Street and Teeling Street is known locally as The Font. Originally it was a watering place for horses. It was erected in memory of George Vaughan Jackson, a local landlord who met with an untimely death when he was thrown from his horse.
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Saint Patrick's Well - St. Patrick has a strong association with the area, not only with St. Patrick's Well situated on the Killala Road, but the original Kilmoremoy Church was constructed by St. Patrick during his time in the area. The ruins of this church are to be found in the nearby League Cemetery.
