Barberstown Castle heads the list around Rathcoffey
Our list finds nothing inside Rathcoffey’s urban area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 castles and a visitor farm. A longer outing takes you to Dublin Castle, 28 km off.
The first to see around Rathcoffey
Next to Barberstown Castle, the best known are 2 castles and a visitor farm.
CastleBarberstown Castle4.5 km outside town, to the east
CastleRathcoffey Castle600 m outside town, to the eastCastleCastleDonadea Forest Park3.6 km outside town, to the westVisitor farmVisitor farmClonfert Farm3 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Head east for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Rathcoffey’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
Most common are castles or historic places: 3 of 4.
Green: inside Rathcoffey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Rathcoffey → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathcoffey →
Worth the drive
Day trips number 12; the best known is Dublin Castle, 28 km off.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral28 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland29 km east · 783K visitors a year
Big drawZooDublin Zoo25 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumNational Library of Ireland29 km east
Historic houseLeinster House29 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol25 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral28 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green29 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland29 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty28 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Rathcoffey (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.
What people ask about Rathcoffey
What is there to see near Rathcoffey?
No attraction is mapped inside Rathcoffey itself. Within 5 km of it are Barberstown Castle, Rathcoffey Castle, Donadea Forest Park and Clonfert Farm.
Does Rathcoffey have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Rathcoffey.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathcoffey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 28 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Rathcoffey?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (28 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (28 km), National Museum of Ireland (29 km), Dublin Zoo (25 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 (13)
- Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathcoffey Castle: Mike Searle, 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: 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).