Leave Ronanstown for Dublin Zoo, 6.2 km away
Dublin Zoo welcomed 1.3M visitors in 2022. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 13 places to visit; none is inside Ronanstown’s neighbourhood. There are 4 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses to choose from. The list includes 3 places cared for by the Office of Public Works. Out of town, Dublin Castle is 8.6 km away.
Top of the list around Ronanstown
Next to Dublin Zoo, the best known are 3 castles, a museum and an attraction.
Big drawZooDublin Zoo5 km outside town, to the east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol4.7 km outside town, to the east
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle4 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleDrimnagh Castle3 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleTully's Castle900 m outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksMagazine Fort4.3 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.
Finding your way
At the edge of the map sits RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre, 6.3 km out.
The dashed line is Ronanstown’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
Most are castles or historic places, 7 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Ronanstown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilmainham Gaol, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle and Magazine Fort).
The places, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 13 places.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ronanstown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ronanstown →
Names further out
Dublin Castle (8.6 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral8.3 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland9.4 km east · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland9.5 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral8.4 km east
Historic houseLeinster House9.5 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty8.6 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green9.3 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland9.6 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art6.4 km east
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral9.2 km east
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks7.2 km east · 314K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Ronanstown (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.
Before a day out in Ronanstown
What is there to see near Ronanstown?
No attraction is mapped inside Ronanstown itself. Within 5 km of it are Dublin Zoo, Kilmainham Gaol, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle and Drimnagh Castle.
Does Ronanstown have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ronanstown: Kilmainham Gaol, RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre and Richmond Barracks.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ronanstown?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ronanstown, 3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Kilmainham Gaol, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle and Magazine Fort).
What are the best-known days out near Ronanstown?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (8.6 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (8.3 km), National Museum of Ireland (9.4 km), National Library of Ireland (9.5 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 (16)
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, 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
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 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).