Drimnagh Castle
Drimnagh Castle is a Norman castle. It lies inside the neighbourhood of Walkinstown. Look also at Kilmainham Gaol, 2.4 km away.
Castle in Walkinstown
Inside Walkinstown
Drimnagh Castle is inside Walkinstown’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
The warmest stretch in Walkinstown is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Drimnagh Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Walkinstown
- Official site
- drimnaghcastle.org
Address and hours
Where Drimnagh Castle is
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Drimnagh Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Walkinstown’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that list Drimnagh Castle
Of the 8, Clondalkin is the largest, at 22,788 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Walkinstown
Inchicore
Crumlin
Clondalkin
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Drimnagh Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkinstown | It’s in town | 7,442 | 137 |
| Inchicore | 200 m north of it | 5,285 | 144 |
| Crumlin | 200 m east of it | 19,287 | 161 |
| Clondalkin | 700 m west of it | 22,788 | 33 |
| Perrystown | 900 m southeast of it | 7,581 | 125 |
| Kilnamanagh | 900 m south of it | 11,703 | 40 |
| Kilmainham | 1.1 km northeast of it | 10,240 | 156 |
| Kimmage | 1.2 km east of it | 15,207 | 161 |
Nearby, too
Nearby, within 15 km, there are 5 museums, 2 attractions and a garden, among others.
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol2.4 km away2
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art3 km away3
MuseumGuinness Storehouse3.6 km away4AttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksMagazine Fort2.9 km away5GardenGardenWar Memorial Gardens2.5 km away6MuseumMuseumRichmond Barracks1.8 km away7AttractionAttractionThe Formal Garden at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham3 km away8MuseumMuseumMary Aikenhead Heritage Centre3.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Drimnagh Castle
Where is Drimnagh Castle?
Drimnagh Castle is in Walkinstown, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Drimnagh Castle?
Norman castle.
How well known is Drimnagh Castle?
Drimnagh Castle has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #185 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Drimnagh Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Walkinstown, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Drimnagh Castle?
Within 15 km: Kilmainham Gaol (2.4 km), Irish Museum of Modern Art (3 km), Guinness Storehouse (3.6 km) and Magazine Fort (2.9 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).