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

Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park heads what Rathfarnham has to see

Museums or galleries make up 77 of the 120 places on the list. There are 3 places to visit inside Rathfarnham’s neighbourhood, and 117 more within 5 km of its edge. Visits to National Museum of Ireland run to about 783K a year. Our list counts 11 places looked after by the Office of Public Works. Further out, Dublin Zoo is 7.4 km away.

Photo: Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Dave Addey at English Wikipedia (Public domain)
In Rathfarnham
3
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
117
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
77
in or near town
Castles & historic places
29
in or near town
Cared for
11
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

The headline places in Rathfarnham

Along with Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, see 2 castles, an attraction and a cathedral.

Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Parkin townCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksRathfarnham Castlein townAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksNature Roomin townCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle4.2 km outside town, to the northCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the northBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland4.1 km outside town, to the north · 783K visitors a year

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

Where to go

Beyond the town, the 117 nearby are mostly to the north.

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

By kind

The types of place

Count 77 museums or galleries and 29 castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 47 museums · 30 art galleries1 in town · 76 nearby
Castles & historic places 11 historic houses · 10 churches · 4 castles · 2 cathedrals · 2 historic sites1 in town · 28 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens0 in town · 5 nearby
Other attractions 9 attractions1 in town · 8 nearby

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

11 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham Castle, Nature Room and Dublin Castle, and 7 more).

Every place

Everything on the list

3 in town lead, with 117 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

The 3 inside Rathfarnham come first, best known 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 Rathfarnham → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathfarnham →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Out of town, Dublin Zoo (7.4 km) leads 12 names to know.

Big drawZooDublin Zoo7.4 km north · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral6.9 km northCastle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle8.8 km northMuseumJames Joyce Museum12 km east · 40K visitors a yearArt galleryHugh Lane Gallery7.2 km northAbbey or prioryGlendalough31 km southMuseumEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum6.9 km northGarden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens9.1 km northCastleManderley Castle12 km eastNational parkWicklow Mountains National Park31 km southMuseumDublin Writers Museum7.2 km northCastleMalahide Castle19 km northeast

Places well known beyond Rathfarnham (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.

Quick answers on Rathfarnham

What are the main attractions in Rathfarnham?

The best known inside Rathfarnham’s neighbourhood are Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham Castle and Nature Room. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 117 more within 5 km.

Does Rathfarnham have a museum?

77 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rathfarnham: Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland and National Gallery of Ireland.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Rathfarnham, 11 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham Castle, Nature Room and Dublin Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Rathfarnham?

Within 40 km: Dublin Zoo (7.4 km), St. Mary's Cathedral (6.9 km), Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (8.8 km), James Joyce Museum (12 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 (41)

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).