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Attractions in Rathcoole

Killarney National Park and more within reach of Rathcoole

The list has nothing in Rathcoole itself or within 5 km of its edge. Out of town, Killarney National Park is 37 km away. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 7 castles and 2 abbeys or priories among them.

For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
37 km
Killarney National Park
The map

Mapped from Rathcoole

The map numbers 6 places, in the order of the tiles below.

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Rathcoole is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

Kinds of place

Most common are castles or historic places: 10 of 12.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 7 castles · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 cathedral0 in town · 10 nearby
Nature & islands 1 national park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Rathcoole. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.

1 place is cared for by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (Killarney National Park).

Every place

The list in full

12 places, all within 40 km, make the list.

What is in or close to Rathcoole comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Rathcoole → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathcoole →

A day out

Day trips

Below, the best known of 12 places within 40 km come first.

National park1National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceKillarney National Park37 km west2CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens33 km southeast3CastleDrishane Castle5.4 km west4CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney37 km west5CastleRoss Castle39 km west6MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms37 km westAbbey or prioryMuckross Friary36 km westCastleKanturk Castle9.2 km northeastCastleMacroom Castle21 km southCastleDromaneen Castle17 km eastCastleCarrigaphooca Castle21 km southAbbey or prioryMourne Abbey23 km east

The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.

The nearest town with more to see: Millstreet →

Know before you go to Rathcoole

Does Rathcoole have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Rathcoole.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathcoole?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 37 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Rathcoole?

Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (37 km), Blarney Castle and Gardens (33 km), Drishane Castle (5.4 km), St Mary's Cathedral Killarney (37 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

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).