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Attractions in Kimmage

Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre is the place to visit in Kimmage

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 93 of 155. The neighbourhood itself has one place on our list; 154 others are within 5 km of its edge. In 2022, 1.3M people visited Dublin Zoo. Here, 16 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works. Further out, James Joyce Museum is 13 km away.

Photo: St Patrick's Cathedral, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Kimmage
1
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
154
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
93
in or near town
Castles & historic places
41
in or near town
Cared for
16
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Kimmage’s best known

Once you have seen Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre, try 2 museums, a castle and a cathedral.

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

Mapped around Kimmage

Out of town, most of the 154 are to the northeast.

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

By kind

What you can see

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (93) and castles or historic places (41).

Museums & galleries 57 museums · 36 art galleries1 in town · 92 nearby
Castles & historic places 13 historic houses · 12 churches · 6 castles · 5 historic sites · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship0 in town · 41 nearby
Gardens & estates 6 gardens0 in town · 6 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions0 in town · 14 nearby

Green: inside Kimmage. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

16 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty, and 12 more).

Every place

All of it

One in town leads, with 154 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Kimmage 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 Kimmage → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kimmage →

Big names nearby

Names further out

James Joyce Museum, at 13 km, heads the 12.

Places well known beyond Kimmage (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.

Seeing Kimmage: your questions

What are the main attractions in Kimmage?

The place to visit inside Kimmage’s neighbourhood is Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 154 more within 5 km.

Does Kimmage have a museum?

93 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kimmage: Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre, National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland and Kilmainham Gaol.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Kimmage, 16 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty).

What are the best-known days out near Kimmage?

Within 40 km: James Joyce Museum (13 km), Glendalough (34 km), Malahide Castle (17 km), Manderley Castle (14 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 (54)

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).