Jigginstown Castle leads what is near Carragh
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Carragh, 3 are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Carragh itself. If you have a day, head to Dublin Castle, 33 km away.
Top of the list around Carragh
After Jigginstown Castle come 2 museums, a historic house and an art gallery.
Historic houseJigginstown Castle3.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMondello Park Racing Circuit2.2 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMuseum of Motorsport2 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryTuckmill Gallery4.1 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.
The map view
Out at 5.2 km is Bodenstown Graveyard, the farthest.
The dashed line is Carragh’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
There are more museums or galleries (3) than anything else, then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Carragh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Carragh
You will find all 5 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 Carragh → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carragh →
Trips out
The pick of the 12 is Dublin Castle, 33 km off.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral32 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland34 km east · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland34 km east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo31 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House34 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral33 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol30 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough37 km southeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green33 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland34 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty33 km eastPlaces well known beyond Carragh (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.
Common questions about Carragh
What is there to see near Carragh?
No attraction is mapped inside Carragh itself. Within 5 km of it are Jigginstown Castle, Mondello Park Racing Circuit, Bodenstown Graveyard and Museum of Motorsport.
Does Carragh have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Carragh: Mondello Park Racing Circuit, Museum of Motorsport and Tuckmill Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Carragh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 33 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Carragh?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (33 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (32 km), National Museum of Ireland (34 km), National Library of Ireland (34 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 (12)
- Jigginstown Castle: Wanfried-Dublin, 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
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 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
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).