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Attractions in Cabra West

A castle just outside Cabra West: Dublin Castle

92 of the 153 places to visit in and around Cabra West are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Cabra West. Dublin Zoo counted 1.3M visitors in 2022. In heritage care, 14 places on the list are looked after by the Office of Public Works. The big name further out is James Joyce Museum, 15 km from the centre.

Photo: Dublin Zoo, Harold Strong (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Cabra West
0
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
153
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
92
in or near town
Castles & historic places
40
in or near town
Cared for
14
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

The names to know near Cabra West

After Dublin Castle, look out for 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and a zoo.

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The places, mapped

Out of town, most of the 153 are to the southeast.

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The dashed line is Cabra West’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

What is on offer

Most are museums or galleries, 92 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (40).

Museums & galleries 57 museums · 35 art galleries0 in town · 92 nearby
Castles & historic places 15 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 3 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship0 in town · 40 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions0 in town · 14 nearby

Green: inside Cabra West. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Chester Beatty and Saint Stephen's Green, and 10 more).

Every place

The list in full

These 153 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.

Dublin Zoo

Zoo · 300 m outside town, to the southwest

Zoo.

1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Trips out

Worth the drive, James Joyce Museum (15 km) is first of the 12.

Places well known beyond Cabra West (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.

Common questions about Cabra West

What is there to see near Cabra West?

No attraction is mapped inside Cabra West itself. Within 5 km of it are Dublin Castle, Dublin Zoo, St Patrick's Cathedral and National Museum of Ireland.

Does Cabra West have a museum?

92 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cabra West: National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland, Kilmainham Gaol and Chester Beatty.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Cabra West, 14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Chester Beatty and Saint Stephen's Green).

What are the best-known days out near Cabra West?

Within 40 km: James Joyce Museum (15 km), Malahide Castle (13 km), Swords Castle (12 km), Glendalough (40 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 (52)

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).