Attractions in Finglas South Dublin Castle leads what is near Finglas South Of the 143 places to visit in and around Finglas South, 84 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Finglas South. In 2022, Dublin Zoo had 1.3M visitors. Here, 14 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works. A longer outing takes you to James Joyce Museum, 17 km off.
Photo: Dublin Zoo, Harold Strong (CC BY-SA 2.0) In Finglas South
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inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
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of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
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in or near town
Castles & historic places
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in or near town
Cared for
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the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known The best known around Finglas South Along with Dublin Castle, see 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 Where to go The 143 outside town cluster to the southeast.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is Finglas South’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind Kinds of place Most are museums or galleries, 84 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (38).
Museums & galleries 52 museums · 32 art galleries 0 in town · 84 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 11 churches · 5 historic sites · 3 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship 0 in town · 38 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens 0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 water park 0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions 0 in town · 14 nearby
Green: inside Finglas South. 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 places, one by one Its 143 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Castle 1 Castle · 3.9 km outside town, to the southeast Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 2 Zoo · 2.2 km outside town, to the south Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 3 Cathedral · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 4 Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 5 Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Heritage institution.
6 Cathedral · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
7 Historic house · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
8 Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 9 Museum · 4 km outside town, to the southeast Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 10 Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 11 Garden · 4.7 km outside town, to the southeast Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 12 Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art 13 Castle · 1.7 km outside town, to the southwest Tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 14 Cathedral · 3.3 km outside town, to the southeast Church in Dublin, Ireland.
15 Museum · 3 km outside town, to the south National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year 16 Garden · 1 km outside town, to the southeast Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 10:00–17:00 17 Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 18 Art gallery · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
19 Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year 20 Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 Museum · 4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Art gallery · 4.8 km outside town, to the southeast Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the southeast Folk museum in Dublin.
Museum · 3 km outside town, to the southeast Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum · 4.7 km outside town, to the southeast Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Irish art gallery.
Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Castle · 4 km outside town, to the north Castle in St Margaret's, Ireland.
Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast National museum.
Art gallery · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 4.1 km outside town, to the southeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Church · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Irish arts venue.
Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the southeast Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Garden Garden · 4.9 km outside town, to the southeast National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum Museum · 4.9 km outside town, to the southeast Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum · 5 km outside town, to the southeast Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Historic house Historic house · 4 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 09:00–20:00 Water park Water park · 3.4 km outside town, to the west Indoor Waterpark in Blanchardstown, County Dublin.
Museum Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Museum Museum · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Irish art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 3.1 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Attraction Attraction · 1.1 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Museum Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southeast Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Historic house Historic house · 2 km outside town, to the south Historic house.
Gardens Church Church · 2.9 km outside town, to the south Church.
Historic house Historic house · 3 km outside town, to the southwest Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
A shop Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast Abbey or priory.
Garden Garden · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Garden.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Church Church · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Church.
Museum Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Church Church · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Historic house Historic house · 3.6 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Art gallery Art gallery · 3.5 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Historic house Historic house · 4 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Church Church · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Historic house Historic house · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Church Church · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Museum Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.8 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Church Church · 4.7 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Historic house Historic house · 4.8 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Museum Museum · 4.8 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 4.9 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Church Church · 2.7 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Church Church · 3.3 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Historic house Historic house · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 4.1 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 4.7 km outside town, to the southeast Historic house.
Garden Garden · 4.6 km outside town, to the southeast Garden.
Attraction Attraction · 1.2 km outside town, to the west Attraction.
Museum · 1 km outside town, to the southeast Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 Attraction Attraction · 3.5 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Church Church · 3 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Museum · 3 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Historic site.
Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 3.9 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Art gallery Art gallery · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 4.3 km outside town, to the south Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.2 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 4.1 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Art gallery Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Attraction Attraction · 4.5 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Attraction Attraction · 4.4 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Historic ship Historic ship · 4.6 km outside town, to the southeast Historic ship.
Attraction Attraction · 4.6 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.8 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 3 km outside town, to the south Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 3.1 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Open closed Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.7 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Historic site Historic site · 3.4 km outside town, to the southeast Historic site.
Church Church · 4.6 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.8 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 900 m outside town, to the southeast Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 3.9 km outside town, to the southeast Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 3 km outside town, to the south Historic site.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Finglas South → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Finglas South →
Big names nearby Further afield: the best known within 40 km James Joyce Museum, at 17 km, heads the 12.
Places well known beyond Finglas South (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.
What people ask about Finglas South What is there to see near Finglas South? No attraction is mapped inside Finglas South itself. Within 5 km of it are Dublin Castle, Dublin Zoo, St Patrick's Cathedral and National Museum of Ireland.
Does Finglas South have a museum? 84 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Finglas South: National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland, Kilmainham Gaol and Chester Beatty.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Finglas South? Yes. In or within 5 km of Finglas South, 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 Finglas South? Within 40 km: James Joyce Museum (17 km), Malahide Castle (12 km), Swords Castle (10 km), National Print Museum (7.2 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 (50) Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, 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 Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublinia: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Royal Hibernian Academy: The original uploader was Hohenloh at English Wikipedia ., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The James Joyce Centre: Pointillist at en.wikipedia Original uploader was Pointillist at en.wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kerlin Gallery: Paul Afour, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Little Museum of Dublin: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dunsoghly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons 14 Henrietta Street: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Audoen's Church: Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Temple Bar Gallery + Studios: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Photo Museum Ireland: Arnaud.Serander, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glasnevin Cemetery Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaelic Athletic Association museum: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons 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 National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Maynooth Castle: 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).
Big drawZooDublin Zoo2.2 km outside town, to the south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland4.5 km outside town, to the southeast · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
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MuseumJames Joyce Museum17 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleMalahide Castle12 km northeast
CastleSwords Castle10 km northeast
MuseumNational Print Museum7.2 km southeast
CastleManderley Castle19 km southeast
CastleDrimnagh Castle6.8 km south
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House16 km west
CastleHowth Castle15 km eastMuseumMuseumIrish Jewish Museum6.4 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle37 km northwest
GardenSaint Anne's Park8.5 km east
CastleMaynooth Castle19 km west