Richmond Barracks
Kilmainham counts Richmond Barracks, a museum, among its places to visit. It is run by Dublin City Council. Look also at Kilmainham Gaol, 600 m away.
Museum in Kilmainham
Inside Kilmainham
Richmond Barracks is inside Kilmainham’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.
Weather by the month
The warmest afternoons in Kilmainham run June to September, at 18–20°C.
Richmond Barracks
Museum.
In Kilmainham, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Dublin City Council
- Town
- in Kilmainham
- Official site
- richmondbarracks.ie
Richmond Barracks on the map
Richmond Barracks is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kilmainham’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near Richmond Barracks
Home to 19,287 people, Crumlin is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.
Kilmainham
Crumlin
Inchicore
Dolphins Barn
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Richmond Barracks is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmainham | It’s in town | 10,240 | 156 |
| Crumlin | 300 m south of it | 19,287 | 161 |
| Inchicore | 300 m southwest of it | 5,285 | 144 |
| Dolphins Barn | 500 m east of it | 18,799 | 159 |
| Chapelizod | 900 m northwest of it | 4,862 | 157 |
| Decies | 1.4 km west of it | 2,713 | 69 |
| Walkinstown | 1.4 km southwest of it | 7,442 | 137 |
| Kimmage | 1.5 km southeast of it | 15,207 | 161 |
Next door to Richmond Barracks
Within 15 km are 4 museums, a zoo and a castle, among others.
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol600 m away2
Big drawZooDublin Zoo2.2 km away · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)3
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art1.2 km away4
MuseumGuinness Storehouse2 km away5
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks2.2 km away · 314K visitors a year6
CastleDrimnagh Castle1.8 km away7AttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksMagazine Fort1.2 km away8GardenGardenWar Memorial Gardens800 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Richmond Barracks: the answers
Where is Richmond Barracks?
Richmond Barracks is in Kilmainham, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Richmond Barracks?
Museum.
Who runs Richmond Barracks?
Dublin City Council.
When is the best time to visit Richmond Barracks?
June to September are the warmest months in Kilmainham, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Richmond Barracks?
Within 15 km: Kilmainham Gaol (600 m), Dublin Zoo (2.2 km), Irish Museum of Modern Art (1.2 km) and Guinness Storehouse (2 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 (6)
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, 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).