St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower
Kildare counts St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower among its places to visit. Within 5 km there are 5 more places to visit. Add Kildare Cathedral, 100 m away, to a visit.
Cathedral in Kildare
Inside Kildare
St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower is inside Kildare’s urban area, with 5 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.
The climate through the year
Aim for June to September, when Kildare reaches 17–20°C.
St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower
In Kildare, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Town
- in Kildare
- Official site
- stbrigidscathedral.com
Hours, entry and address
Getting your bearings
The orange dot is St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kildare’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Which town is nearest
The most populous of the 8 is Newbridge, at 24,366. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
Kildare
Curragh Camp
Milltown
Cut Bush
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare | It’s in town | 10,302 | 8 |
| Curragh Camp | 4.9 km southeast of it | 1,076 | 11 |
| Milltown | 6.3 km northeast of it | 372 | 3 |
| Cut Bush | 6.7 km southeast of it | 297 | 4 |
| Suncroft | 6.7 km southeast of it | 491 | 3 |
| Nurney | 7.5 km south of it | 497 | 0 |
| Newbridge | 7.6 km east of it | 24,366 | 5 |
| Athgarvan | 8.8 km east of it | 1,193 | 6 |
Each has its own page of things to do.
Places to add to St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower
A visit can take in 4 museums, a cathedral and a fort, all within 15 km.
CathedralKildare Cathedral100 m away2
FortDún Ailinne10 km away3MuseumMuseumThe Irish National Stud & Gardens1.6 km away4Natural landscapeNatural landscapePollardstown Fen5.2 km away5MuseumMuseumCurragh Military Museum5.5 km away6Art galleryArt galleryRiverbank Arts Centre8.2 km away7MuseumMuseumLullymore Heritage & Discovery Park13 km away8MuseumMuseumNewbridge Silverware7.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower: the answers
Where is St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower?
St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower is in Kildare, Kildare, inside the town’s urban area.
What is St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower?
Cathedral.
When is the best time to visit St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Kildare, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near St Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower?
Within 15 km: Kildare Cathedral (100 m), Dún Ailinne (10 km), The Irish National Stud & Gardens (1.6 km) and Pollardstown Fen (5.2 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 (2)
- Kildare Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, 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).