Attraction · near Dún Laoghaire · Dublin

Forty Foot

Visitors find Forty Foot, an attraction, 100 m east of Dún Laoghaire. Top of the list nearby is James Joyce Museum, 100 m away. It belongs to County Dublin.

Where

100 m

east of Dún Laoghaire

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Attraction near Dún Laoghaire

Just outside Dún Laoghaire

Forty Foot is 100 m east of Dún Laoghaire. 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.

When to go

Which month to go

In Dún Laoghaire the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan9° / 4°67 mm

Feb9° / 3°56 mm

Mar11° / 4°55 mm

Apr12° / 6°52 mm

May15° / 8°54 mm

Jun18° / 11°60 mm

Jul20° / 13°55 mm

Aug19° / 12°63 mm

Sep17° / 11°62 mm

Oct14° / 8°79 mm

Nov11° / 6°92 mm

Dec9° / 4°73 mm

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

About

Forty Foot

Attraction.

Type: Attraction
Town: 100 m east of Dún Laoghaire
Official site: beaches.ie/find-a-beach/#/beach/IEEABWC090_0000_0040

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

The map

Forty Foot and what surrounds it

Orange is Forty Foot; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

With 17,994 people, Dún Laoghaire is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 100 m west of it

Dún Laoghaire

17,994 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 500 m south of it

Dalkey

8,275 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Sallynoggin

13,245 people · 20 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km south of it

Killiney

9,776 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Forty Foot is	People	Places to visit
Dún Laoghaire	100 m west of it	17,994	19
Dalkey	500 m south of it	8,275	19
Sallynoggin	1.2 km southwest of it	13,245	20
Killiney	2.1 km south of it	9,776	19
Monkstown	2.5 km west of it	9,831	22
Cabinteely	2.5 km southwest of it	15,864	24
Ballybrack	3 km south of it	2,872	18
Foxrock	3.6 km southwest of it	12,163	22

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Our list has 3 castles, 2 museums and a garden within 15 km, among others.

MuseumJames Joyce Museum100 m away · 40K visitors a year 2

MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland1.2 km away 3

CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre1.4 km away 4

Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle2.5 km away 5

CastleArchbold's Castle1.4 km away 6GardenGardenMornington Garden2 km away 7AttractionAttractionThe Oratory1.8 km away 8Water parkWater parkHarbour Splash2.2 km away

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

Questions about Forty Foot

Where is Forty Foot?

Forty Foot is 100 m east of Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.

What is Forty Foot?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Forty Foot?

June to September are the warmest months in Dún Laoghaire, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Forty Foot?

Within 15 km: James Joyce Museum (100 m), National Maritime Museum of Ireland (1.2 km), Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre (1.4 km) and Monkstown Castle (2.5 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 (5)

James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre: Palanitboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkstown Castle: Lord Monkstown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Archbold's Castle: DDoghaus, 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).