Merrion Square
This is Merrion Square, a garden in St Stephen's Green. Within 5 km there are 10 more places to visit. National Museum of Ireland, 200 m off, heads what is near.
Garden in St Stephen's Green
Inside St Stephen's Green
Merrion Square is inside St Stephen's Green’s neighbourhood, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. 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.
Warm months and wet ones
Expect highs of 18–20°C in St Stephen's Green from June to September.
Merrion Square
Garden.
In St Stephen's Green, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
- Type
- Garden
- Town
- in St Stephen's Green
Getting in
Getting your bearings
The numbers show what else is near Merrion Square, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is St Stephen's Green’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns within reach of Merrion Square
In size, Rathmines East comes first of the 8, with 16,923 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
- 1St Stephen's Green
- 2Grand Canal Dock
- 3Portobello
- 4Temple Bar
- 5Ballsbridge
- 6Rathmines East
- 7East Wall
- 8O'Connell Street
St Stephen's Green
Grand Canal Dock
Portobello
Temple Bar
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Merrion Square is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's Green | It’s in town | 5,319 | 156 |
| Grand Canal Dock | 300 m northeast of it | 8,320 | 157 |
| Portobello | 500 m southwest of it | 5,732 | 157 |
| Temple Bar | 600 m west of it | 7,276 | 157 |
| Ballsbridge | 700 m southeast of it | 12,743 | 161 |
| Rathmines East | 900 m south of it | 16,923 | 164 |
| East Wall | 900 m northeast of it | 15,907 | 156 |
| O'Connell Street | 900 m northwest of it | 6,749 | 156 |
Pair Merrion Square with these
A visit can add 3 museums, 3 historic houses and 2 art galleries, from 10 places within 15 km.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland200 m away · 783K visitors a year2
MuseumNational Library of Ireland200 m away3
Historic houseLeinster House200 m away4
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland200 m away5Art galleryArt galleryOriel Gallery200 m away6Historic houseHistoric houseIrish Georgian Society100 m away7MuseumMuseumIrish Traditional Music Archive100 m away8Historic houseHistoric houseOscar Wilde House200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Merrion Square
Where is Merrion Square?
Merrion Square is in St Stephen's Green, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Merrion Square?
Garden.
When is the best time to visit Merrion Square?
June to September are the warmest months in St Stephen's Green, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Merrion Square?
Within 15 km: National Museum of Ireland (200 m), National Library of Ireland (200 m), Leinster House (200 m) and National Gallery of Ireland (200 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)
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).