Out from Monkstown: James Joyce Museum and more
Among the places to visit in and near Monkstown are 4 museums, 4 castles and 4 historic sites. What there is to see lies just outside: 22 places within 5 km of its edge. Some 40K visitors a year come to James Joyce Museum. The list includes one place cared for by the Office of Public Works. Further afield lies Dublin Castle, at 9 km.
The best known around Monkstown
The rest of the best known are 4 castles and a museum.
MuseumJames Joyce Museum2.5 km outside town, to the east · 40K visitors a year
CastleManderley Castle3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland1.3 km outside town, to the east
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle100 m outside town, to the east
CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre3.3 km outside town, to the east
CastleArchbold's Castle3.3 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The map stretches to Gallery 4, 5.8 km away.
The dashed line is Monkstown’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
9 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 6.
Green: inside Monkstown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
The places, one by one
Nothing is inside Monkstown itself; these 22 are 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.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Monkstown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Monkstown →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Dublin Castle, 9 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland8.2 km northwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral9 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland8.3 km northwest
Historic houseLeinster House8.2 km northwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green8.1 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland8.2 km northwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral9.2 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty9 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo12 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol11 km northwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art11 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Monkstown (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.
Asked about places to visit in Monkstown
What is there to see near Monkstown?
No attraction is mapped inside Monkstown itself. Within 5 km of it are James Joyce Museum, Manderley Castle, National Maritime Museum of Ireland and Monkstown Castle.
Does Monkstown have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Monkstown: James Joyce Museum, National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Imaginosity: Dublin Children's Museum and Blackrock Fine Art.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Monkstown?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Monkstown, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Monkstown?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (9 km), National Museum of Ireland (8.2 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (9 km), National Library of Ireland (8.3 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 (17)
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkstown Castle: Lord Monkstown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre: Palanitboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).