Castle · Temple Bar · Dublin

Dublin Castle

Set in Temple Bar is Dublin Castle. It is looked after by the Office of Public Works. First among the places near it is Chester Beatty, at 100 m.

Where

In Temple Bar

inside the neighbourhood

Run by

Office of Public Works

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 1%

#1 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Temple Bar

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#1 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside Temple Bar

Dublin Castle is inside Temple Bar’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the Office of Public Works

One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Temple Bar

In Temple Bar the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°62 mm

Feb9° / 3°52 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr13° / 6°51 mm

May16° / 8°55 mm

Jun18° / 11°63 mm

Jul20° / 13°59 mm

Aug20° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 11°62 mm

Oct14° / 8°76 mm

Nov11° / 5°84 mm

Dec9° / 3°72 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Temple Bar, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Temple Bar (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Temple Bar’s full climate →

About

Dublin Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 39 languages. On the county map, it is in County Dublin.

Dublin Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Castle
Run by: Office of Public Works
Wikipedias: Covered in 39 languages
Town: in Temple Bar
Official site: heritageireland.ie/visit/places-to-visit/dublin-castle

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

The essentials

AddressCastle Street

HoursMon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Dublin Castle and what surrounds it

Numbered points are the places near Dublin Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Dublin Castle

The biggest base of the 8 is Stoneybatter (18,644 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Temple Bar

7,276 people · 157 places to visit

2 · 200 m south of it

Christchurch

6,778 people · 157 places to visit

3 · 300 m southwest of it

The Liberties

18,460 people · 157 places to visit

4 · 400 m north of it

O'Connell Street

6,749 people · 156 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dublin Castle is	People	Places to visit
Temple Bar	It’s in town	7,276	157
Christchurch	200 m south of it	6,778	157
The Liberties	300 m southwest of it	18,460	157
O'Connell Street	400 m north of it	6,749	156
Phibsborough	400 m north of it	11,657	156
St Stephen's Green	500 m east of it	5,319	156
Portobello	600 m south of it	5,732	157
Stoneybatter	700 m northwest of it	18,644	158

Make a day of it

Close to Dublin Castle

Close at hand are 4 museums, 2 art galleries and a cathedral, among others within 15 km.

Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty100 m away 2

CathedralChrist Church Cathedral300 m away 3

Art galleryProject Arts Centre300 m away 4MuseumMuseumGarda Museum100 m away 5MuseumMuseumIrish Film Archive300 m away 6MuseumMuseum · Office of Public WorksRevenue Museum100 m away 7Historic houseHistoric houseDublin City Hall100 m away 8

Art galleryPhoto Museum Ireland300 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Dublin Castle

Where is Dublin Castle?

Dublin Castle is in Temple Bar, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

What is Dublin Castle?

Castle.

Who runs Dublin Castle?

Office of Public Works.

How well known is Dublin Castle?

Dublin Castle has 39 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Dublin Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Temple Bar, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dublin Castle?

Within 15 km: Chester Beatty (100 m), Christ Church Cathedral (300 m), Project Arts Centre (300 m) and Garda Museum (100 m).

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)

Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo Museum Ireland: Arnaud.Serander, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).