The one place to visit in Killiney is Manderley Castle
Killiney’s list takes in 5 castles, 4 historic sites and 3 attractions. One place to visit is mapped inside Killiney’s neighbourhood, with 18 more within 5 km of its edge. James Joyce Museum draws about 40K visitors a year. Here, one place is kept up by the Office of Public Works. The trip to Dublin Castle is 14 km.
Most famous in Killiney
Behind Manderley Castle on the list are 3 castles and 2 museums.
CastleManderley Castlein town
MuseumJames Joyce Museum2 km outside town, to the north · 40K visitors a year
CastlePuck's Castle1.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland2.4 km outside town, to the north
CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre1.1 km outside town, to the north
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle2.7 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Beyond the town, the 18 nearby are mostly to the north.
The dashed line is Killiney’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
Castles or historic places lead the count with 9; 4 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Killiney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
Every place to visit
In town there is one, and the list adds 18 more 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.
7The one inside Killiney comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Killiney → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Killiney →
Beyond the town
Out of town, Dublin Castle (14 km) leads 12 names to know.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland13 km northwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral14 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland13 km northwest
Historic houseLeinster House13 km northwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green13 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland13 km northwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral14 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty14 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo17 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol16 km northwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art16 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Killiney (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.
Killiney: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Killiney?
The place to visit inside Killiney’s neighbourhood is Manderley Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 18 more within 5 km.
Does Killiney have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Killiney: James Joyce Museum, National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Mermaid Arts Centre and Blackrock Fine Art.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Killiney?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Killiney, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Killiney?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (14 km), National Museum of Ireland (13 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (14 km), National Library of Ireland (13 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)
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Puck's Castle: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).