The Butterfly House
In Malahide stands The Butterfly House, a zoo. There are 10 other places to visit inside 5 km. Add Malahide Castle, 200 m away, to a visit.
Zoo in Malahide
Inside Malahide
The Butterfly House is inside Malahide’s urban area, 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.
The weather, month by month
June to September are the warmest in Malahide, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.
The Butterfly House
Zoo.
In Malahide, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- in Malahide
Where The Butterfly House is
The numbers show what else is near The Butterfly House, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Malahide’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Nearby towns
The 8 towns are led in size by Swords, with 40,776 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Malahide
Portmarnock
Kinsaley
Kinsealy-Drinan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Butterfly House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malahide | It’s in town | 18,608 | 11 |
| Portmarnock | 1.3 km southeast of it | 10,750 | 16 |
| Kinsaley | 1.6 km south of it | 906 | 10 |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 2.1 km west of it | 7,526 | 11 |
| Swords | 2.4 km west of it | 40,776 | 12 |
| Belmayne | 3.8 km south of it | 15,047 | 10 |
| Donabate | 3.9 km north of it | 9,669 | 10 |
| Clongriffin | 4 km south of it | 7,438 | 12 |
Next door to The Butterfly House
Look within 15 km for 2 castles, a historic house and a museum, among others.
CastleMalahide Castle200 m away2
CastleSwords Castle4.2 km away3Historic houseHistoric houseNewbridge House & Farm4.6 km away4
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum700 m away5
GardenSaint Anne's Park8.2 km away6ChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church3.5 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or priorySwords Round Tower & Belfry4.4 km away8Historic siteHistoric siteSaint Sylvester's Well800 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to The Butterfly House: questions
Where is The Butterfly House?
The Butterfly House is in Malahide, Dublin, inside the town’s urban area.
What is The Butterfly House?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit The Butterfly House?
June to September are the warmest months in Malahide, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Butterfly House?
Within 15 km: Malahide Castle (200 m), Swords Castle (4.2 km), Newbridge House & Farm (4.6 km) and Casino Model Railway Museum (700 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)
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casino Model Railway Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).