Around Curragh Camp, Dún Ailinne leads the list
Among the places to visit in and near Curragh Camp are 5 museums, 2 cathedrals and a fort. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 11 places to visit; none is inside Curragh Camp’s urban area. Drive 37 km to reach Glendalough.
Top of the list around Curragh Camp
Next to Dún Ailinne, the best known are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and a natural landscape.
FortDún Ailinne4.8 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralKildare Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCurragh Military Museum300 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Irish National Stud & Gardens3.9 km outside town, to the westNatural landscapeNatural landscapePollardstown Fen4.3 km outside town, to the northCathedralCathedralSt Brigid’s Cathedral & Round Tower4.9 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
At 5.8 km, Riverbank Arts Centre is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Curragh Camp’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What kind of places
Ahead are museums or galleries (6); next, castles or historic places (4).
Green: inside Curragh Camp. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 11.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Curragh Camp → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Curragh Camp →
Out of town
Top of the 12 day trips: Glendalough, at 37 km.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough37 km east
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park33 km southeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands18 km east
CastleCarlow Castle34 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court24 km west
CastleBallyloughan Castle34 km south
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House30 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary34 km south
CastleRock of Dunamase27 km southwest
CastleMaynooth Castle32 km northeast
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey36 km north
CastleBarberstown Castle26 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Curragh Camp (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.
Places to visit in Curragh Camp: questions
What is there to see near Curragh Camp?
No attraction is mapped inside Curragh Camp itself. Within 5 km of it are Dún Ailinne, Kildare Cathedral, Curragh Military Museum and The Irish National Stud & Gardens.
Does Curragh Camp have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Curragh Camp: Curragh Military Museum, The Irish National Stud & Gardens, Riverbank Arts Centre and Newbridge Silverware.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Curragh Camp?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 24 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Curragh Camp?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (37 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (33 km), Russborough House and Parklands (18 km), Carlow Castle (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 (14)
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kildare Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, 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).