[5] Griffith's Valuation, a land survey completed in 1857, shows several such structures (sometimes colloquially and collectively known as fairy forts) in the area.

The ruin of a medieval Roman Catholic church is one of the oldest buildings in Oranmore town.

Its northern wall forms part of the enclosure which encompasses the church and its graveyard.

If true, this means it was built no later than one and half century's after the initial Anglo-Norman Invasion of 1169 AD.

It is no longer in its original location, but is instead lying on top of another, newer stone slab.

[6] Oranmore Castle is a tower house which was originally associated with the Norman Clanricarde family.

[8] Completed in 1803,[9] St Mary's is a large church building with a bell-cote above the front door and an elaborate ceiling.

This road runs close to Oranmore but does not connect directly to it, and instead, motorists have to access it using the R381 at Kiltiernan or the M6 at Rathmorrissey.

[12][13] Trains connect directly with Galway, Athenry, Athlone, Portarlington, Kildare and Dublin Heuston, as well as on the Western Rail Corridor to Ennis and Limerick.

The club reached the Connacht Cup Final in 2024 and finished in the top 3 of the Galway FA Men's Premier Division in 2023.