What to see from Ballybrack: James Joyce Museum first
Among the places to visit in and near Ballybrack are 5 castles, 4 historic sites and 3 attractions. With nothing inside Ballybrack’s neighbourhood, the list has 18 places within 5 km of its edge. Visits to James Joyce Museum run to about 40K a year. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Dublin Castle lies 13 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Where to start near Ballybrack
Following James Joyce Museum are 4 castles and a museum.
MuseumJames Joyce Museum3 km outside town, to the north · 40K visitors a year
CastleManderley Castle1.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland3 km outside town, to the north
CastlePuck's Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle2.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
The list reaches out to Blackrock Fine Art, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Ballybrack’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
9 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Ballybrack. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
All 18 on the list
Each of the 18 is within 5 km of its edge.
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Maritime museum in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.
Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
Fortified town houses or castle, in Dalkey, County Dublin.
7Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballybrack → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballybrack →
Day trips from Ballybrack
The 12 days out are led by Dublin Castle, 13 km away.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland12 km northwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral13 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland12 km northwest
Historic houseLeinster House12 km northwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green12 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland12 km northwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral13 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty13 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo16 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol15 km northwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art15 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ballybrack (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Ballybrack, answered
What is there to see near Ballybrack?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballybrack itself. Within 5 km of it are James Joyce Museum, Manderley Castle, National Maritime Museum of Ireland and Puck's Castle.
Does Ballybrack have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ballybrack: James Joyce Museum, National Maritime Museum of Ireland and Blackrock Fine Art.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballybrack?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ballybrack, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Ballybrack?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (13 km), National Museum of Ireland (12 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (13 km), National Library of Ireland (12 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 (18)
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Puck's Castle: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre: Palanitboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkstown Castle: Lord Monkstown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archbold's Castle: DDoghaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, 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).