Kilmainham

Worth seeing in and around Kilmainham

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Dublin Castle

   Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin.

   3.6 km · castle · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Patrick's Cathedral

   Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland is the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, is designated as the local cathedral of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.

   3.4 km · cathedral in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Phoenix Park

   The Phoenix Park, previously stylised as Phœnix Park, is a large public urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying 2–4 kilometres west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its 11 kilometres perimeter wall encloses 707 hectares of recreational space.

   1.5 km · park in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

   Christ Church Cathedral, more formally The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in Dublin, Ireland, and is the elder of the capital city's two medieval cathedrals, the other being St Patrick's Cathedral.

   3.3 km · Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Chester Beatty Library

   The Chester Beatty Library, now known as the Chester Beatty, is a museum and library in the grounds of Dublin Castle, Ireland. It was established in 1953 at 20 Shewsbury Road, Dublin 4, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty.

   3.6 km · Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Irish Museum of Modern Art

   The Irish Museum of Modern Art, also known as IMMA, is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. It is located in Kilmainham, Dublin.

   1.4 km · art museum in Dublin · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Dublin Zoo

   Dublin Zoo, in Phoenix Park, is a zoo in Dublin, Ireland, and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Established and designed in 1830 by Decimus Burton, it opened the following year.

   1.7 km · zoo · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dalymount Park

   Dalymount Park is a football stadium located in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century, and has a capacity of 4,443.

   3.7 km · football stadium in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   James Joyce Bridge

   James Joyce Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, joining the south quays to Blackhall Place on the north side. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, it is a single-span structural steel design, 40 m long.

   2.6 km · bridge in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Ashtown Castle

    Ashtown Castle is a tower house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent Georgian building, the Under Secretary's Lodge also known as Ashtown Lodge, that was being used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978.

    2.6 km · tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kilmainham

Airports

Dublin (DUB), 10 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 139 km · Belfast (BFS), 146 km

Stations

Dublin Heuston railway station, 2 km · Broombridge railway station, 3.6 km · Ashtown railway station, 3.6 km · Park West and Cherry Orchard railway station, 3 km

• Charlestown → Kilmainham

  4722 km · quickest by air, 14h 33m · $880–1,360
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• Cork → Kilmainham

  238 km · quickest by road, 4h 51m · €30–42
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