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Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park
Attractions in Knocklyon

What is near Knocklyon: Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park first

Of the 12 places to visit in and around Knocklyon, 7 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Knocklyon. Here, 3 places are kept up by the Office of Public Works. Set 8 km out, Dublin Castle makes a day trip.

Photo: Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Dave Addey at English Wikipedia (Public domain)
In Knocklyon
0
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
3
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Where to start near Knocklyon

Then come 2 castles, an attraction and an art gallery, behind Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park.

Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park1.3 km outside town, to the eastCastleDrimnagh Castle3.7 km outside town, to the northCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksRathfarnham Castle2 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksNature Room1.3 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryRUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre2.8 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenAirfield Estate4.4 km outside town, to the east

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

Places on the map

At 6.6 km, Richmond Barracks is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Knocklyon’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

Museums or galleries lead the count with 7; 3 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 3 art galleries0 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham Castle and Nature Room).

Every place

All the places to visit

Nothing is inside Knocklyon itself; these 12 are within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Dublin Castle, at 8 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle8 km northeastCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral7.5 km northeastBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland8.1 km northeast · 783K visitors a yearMuseumNational Library of Ireland8.2 km northeastHistoric houseLeinster House8.2 km northeastGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green7.7 km northeastCathedralChrist Church Cathedral7.9 km northeastMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol7.1 km northArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland8.3 km northeastMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty7.9 km northeastBig drawZooDublin Zoo8.7 km north · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art7.3 km north

Places well known beyond Knocklyon (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 Knocklyon

What is there to see near Knocklyon?

No attraction is mapped inside Knocklyon itself. Within 5 km of it are Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Drimnagh Castle, Rathfarnham Castle and Nature Room.

Does Knocklyon have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Knocklyon: Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre, MART Gallery and La Galerie Impromptu.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Knocklyon, 3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham Castle and Nature Room).

What are the best-known days out near Knocklyon?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (8 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (7.5 km), National Museum of Ireland (8.1 km), National Library of Ireland (8.2 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 (13)

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).