Monkstown

Worth seeing in and around Monkstown

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
   James Joyce Tower and Museum

   The James Joyce Tower and Museum is a Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904. The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here, and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday.

   2.7 km · museum in Dublin, Republic of Ireland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National Maritime Museum of Ireland

   The National Maritime Museum of Ireland opened in 1978 in the former Mariners' Church in Moran Park, located between the seafront and the centre of Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. President Michael D. Higgins officially re-opened the museum in 2012.

   1.4 km · maritime museum in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

   The Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is the graduate business school of the University College Dublin and is located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland, on the site of the former teacher-training Carysfort College. Undergraduate business education is provided by the Quinn School of Business on USD's main Belfield campus.

   2.1 km · postgraduate division of University College Dublin, in Blackrock, Dublin · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St. Andrew's College

   St. Andrew's College Dublin is a co-educational, inter-denominational, international private day school, founded in 1894 by members of the Presbyterian community, and now located in Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

   3.4 km · college in Booterstown, Ireland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Carrickbrennan Churchyard

   Carrickbrennan Churchyard located on Carrickbrennan Road, Monkstown, Dublin, Ireland is a graveyard that can still be seen today, but is no longer in use. It is notable as the burial place of many people who perished in local maritime disasters.

   500 m · cemetery in Monkstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Friends Burial Ground, Dublin

   The Friends Burial Ground, also called Temple Hill Burial Ground or the Friends Sleeping Place is a Quaker burial ground located at Temple Hill, Blackrock, Dublin. It opened in 1860 and is one of two Quaker burial grounds in Dublin, the other being at Cork Street.

   1.2 km · cemetery in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Monkstown Church, Dublin

   Monkstown Parish Church, is a 19th Century Anglican church in Monkstown, Dublin, Ireland. It was built to replace an earlier church in Carrickbrennan Churchyard.

   0 m · church in MonkstownCounty Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St. Paul's Church, Dublin

   St. Paul's is a former church building of the Catholic Church sited on Arran Quay, Dublin, Ireland.

   2.3 km · church in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Dlr Lexicon

   DLR Lexicon, branded as dlr LexIcon, is a building in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, housing the main public library and cultural centre of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. Whilst initially attracting controversy during construction, with some commentators concerned with its scale and its €36.6m cost at a time of austerity in Ireland, though with many recognising the potential of its interior, usability, and environmentally responsible construction, the innovative design has in large part contributed to it becoming the most popular library in all of Ireland.

   1.4 km · public library in Ireland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Killiney Castle

    Killiney Castle, also known as Mount Malpas, Rocksborough, or Loftus Hill, and now known as Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, is an 18th-century manor house near Killiney in County Dublin, Ireland. The castle was converted into a hotel, which has been open since 1971.

    3.8 km · castle in Ireland from the 13th century · Wikipedia

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Getting to Monkstown

Airports

Dublin (DUB), 17 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 134 km · Belfast (BFS), 152 km

Stations

Dalkey railway station, 3.9 km · Dún Laoghaire railway station, 1.3 km · Blackrock railway station, 2 km · Glenageary railway station, 2.4 km · Booterstown railway station, 3.3 km

• Charlestown → Monkstown

  4816 km · quickest by air, 11h 1m · $770–1,190
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• Cork → Monkstown

  220 km · quickest by road, 3h 51m · €27–37
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