Places to visit near Kinsaley: Malahide Castle & more
Around Kinsaley, the places to visit include 2 castles, 2 museums and a garden. The urban area has no place on our list of its own; 10 are within 5 km of its edge. Further afield lies Dublin Castle, at 11 km.
The first to see around Kinsaley
Following Malahide Castle are a castle, a garden and a museum.
CastleMalahide Castle1.6 km outside town, to the north
CastleSwords Castle4.6 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenSaint Anne's Park4.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church100 m outside town, to the southAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySwords Round Tower & Belfry4.6 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
Of the 10 nearby, most are to the north.
The dashed line is Kinsaley’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
How the list breaks down
Most are castles or historic places, 5 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Kinsaley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Here are the 10 places within 5 km of its edge.
Saint Anne's Park
Public park with playing fields and follies, Dublin, Ireland.
Casino Model Railway Museum
O gauge model railway in Malahide in the Republic of Ireland originally created by Cyril Fry.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Kinsaley → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kinsaley →
Out of town
Allow a day for Dublin Castle, 11 km away, the pick of 12.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland11 km southwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral11 km southwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland11 km southwest
Historic houseLeinster House11 km southwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland11 km southwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral11 km southwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green11 km southwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo12 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty11 km southwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol13 km southwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art12 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Kinsaley (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 Kinsaley: questions
What is there to see near Kinsaley?
No attraction is mapped inside Kinsaley itself. Within 5 km of it are Malahide Castle, Swords Castle, Saint Anne's Park and Casino Model Railway Museum.
Does Kinsaley have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kinsaley: Casino Model Railway Museum and Malahide Historical Society Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kinsaley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 11 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Kinsaley?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (11 km), National Museum of Ireland (11 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (11 km), National Library of Ireland (11 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 (15)
- 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
- Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casino Model Railway Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).