Attractions in The Liberties Dublinia opens The Liberties’s list This is a list led by museums or galleries, 92 of its 152. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 143 beyond the 9 inside The Liberties’ neighbourhood. In 2022, 1.3M people visited Dublin Zoo. 15 of the places on the list are maintained by the Office of Public Works. Further out, James Joyce Museum is 12 km away.
Photo: Dublinia, DXR (CC BY-SA 4.0) In The Liberties
9
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
143
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
92
in or near town
Castles & historic places
41
in or near town
Cared for
15
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known Best known, in and near The Liberties After Dublinia, look out for 3 churches and 2 historic houses.
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 Finding your way At 5.1 km, Casino Marino is the farthest one out.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is The Liberties’ neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind What sort of places 92 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 41.
Museums & galleries 56 museums · 36 art galleries 2 in town · 90 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 5 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship 6 in town · 35 nearby
Gardens & estates 5 gardens 0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo 0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions 1 in town · 12 nearby
Green: inside The Liberties. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
15 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (St Audoen's Church, Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty and Saint Stephen's Green, and 11 more).
Every place Each place in turn After the 9 in town come 143 more within 5 km of its edge.
1 Museum · in town Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 2 Church · in town Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Church 3 Church 4 Historic house 5 Historic house · in town Historic house.
Historic house 6 Historic house · in town Historic house.
Historic site 7 Historic site · in town Historic site.
Art gallery 8 Art gallery · in town Art gallery.
Attraction 9 Attraction · in town Attraction.
Castle 10 Castle · 300 m outside town, to the northeast Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 11 Cathedral · 100 m outside town, to the east Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 12 Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the east National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 13 Cathedral · 100 m outside town, to the northeast Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
14 Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Heritage institution.
15 Historic house · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
16 Museum · 300 m outside town, to the northeast Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 17 Garden · 1 km outside town, to the east Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 18 Art gallery · 1.3 km outside town, to the east Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 19 Zoo · 2.1 km outside town, to the northwest Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 20 Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the west Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum · 1 km outside town, to the west Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art Cathedral · 1.1 km outside town, to the northeast Church in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 200 m outside town, to the northwest Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 Castle · 4 km outside town, to the northwest Tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northwest National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the east International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
Art gallery · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the northeast Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Garden · 2.9 km outside town, to the north Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 10:00–17:00 Museum · 300 m outside town, to the northeast Folk museum in Dublin.
Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the northeast Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 800 m outside town, to the east Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the northeast Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Heritage institution in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the southeast Jewish museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the east Irish art gallery.
Museum · 900 m outside town, to the east Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Castle · 2.8 km outside town, to the southwest Norman castle.
Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the east Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Museum · 800 m outside town, to the north Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the northeast National museum.
Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the northeast Irish arts venue.
Art gallery · 1.3 km outside town, to the northeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Garden Garden · 900 m outside town, to the east National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum · 300 m outside town, to the north Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the east Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the east Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the northeast Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Castle Castle · 3.6 km outside town, to the south Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the east Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.3 km outside town, to the northeast Irish art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 09:00–20:00 Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the east Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Attraction Attraction · 2.2 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Attraction Attraction · 2.9 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Church Church · 400 m outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 200 m outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Historic house Historic house · 300 m outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the northeast Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the east Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Church Church · 800 m outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Church Church · 700 m outside town, to the northwest Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Church Church · 900 m outside town, to the east Church.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Church Church · 1 km outside town, to the southeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Historic house Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the north Historic house.
A shop Museum Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Historic house Historic house · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 1.2 km outside town, to the northeast Abbey or priory.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Garden Garden · 2.1 km outside town, to the west Garden.
Guided tours and walks Historic house Historic house · 2.3 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 2.9 km outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Gardens Museum Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the north Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Castle Castle · 2.9 km outside town, to the southeast Castle.
Church Church · 200 m outside town, to the north Church.
Historic house Historic house · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Garden Garden · 1.3 km outside town, to the east Garden.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the north Church.
Attraction Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the east Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 500 m outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the east Museum.
Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the south Museum.
Run by Religious Sisters of Charity · Open Tue–Sun 10:30–16:00 Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Attraction Attraction · 1.1 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Attraction Attraction · 1.4 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Church Church · 1.4 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.6 km outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Open Wed, Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri–Sun 12:00–19:00 Museum Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Attraction Attraction · 2.2 km outside town, to the east Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Historic ship Historic ship · 2.3 km outside town, to the east Historic ship.
Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the north Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 300 m outside town, to the north Attraction.
Open closed Attraction Attraction · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 1.3 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.6 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the east Museum.
Run by Dublin Port Company Historic site Historic site · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Historic site.
Church Church · 400 m outside town, to the east Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 100 m outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 2.7 km outside town, to the north Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 300 m outside town, to the northeast Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
The 9 inside The Liberties 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 The Liberties → · Parks, footpaths and green space in The Liberties →
Big names nearby Days out James Joyce Museum, at 12 km, heads the 12.
Places well known beyond The Liberties (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.
Know before you go to The Liberties What are the main attractions in The Liberties? The best known inside The Liberties’ neighbourhood are Dublinia, St Audoen's Church, John’s Lane Church and Saint Catherine's Church. In all, 9 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 143 more within 5 km.
Does The Liberties have a museum? 92 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of The Liberties: Dublinia, Pallas Studios, National Museum of Ireland and National Library of Ireland.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near The Liberties? Yes. In or within 5 km of The Liberties, 15 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (St Audoen's Church, Dublin Castle, Chester Beatty and Saint Stephen's Green).
What are the best-known days out near The Liberties? Within 40 km: James Joyce Museum (12 km), Glendalough (37 km), Malahide Castle (14 km), Swords Castle (14 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 (52) Dublinia: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Audoen's Church: Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , 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 Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0 , 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 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 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 St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Royal Hibernian Academy: The original uploader was Hohenloh at English Wikipedia ., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The James Joyce Centre: Pointillist at en.wikipedia Original uploader was Pointillist at en.wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kerlin Gallery: Paul Afour, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Little Museum of Dublin: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons 14 Henrietta Street: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Temple Bar Gallery + Studios: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Photo Museum Ireland: Arnaud.Serander, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaelic Athletic Association museum: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glasnevin Cemetery Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons 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 Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0 , 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).
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MuseumJames Joyce Museum12 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryGlendalough37 km south
CastleMalahide Castle14 km northeast
CastleSwords Castle14 km north
CastleManderley Castle14 km southeast
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park37 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park6.2 km south
CastleHowth Castle14 km northeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House17 km west
GardenSaint Anne's Park7.6 km northeast
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland11 km southeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands29 km southwest