Places to visit around Dooradoyle, from King John's Castle
Museums or galleries make up 10 of the 17 places on the list. None of them is inside Dooradoyle itself. If you have a day, head to Bunratty Castle, 13 km away.
The best known around Dooradoyle
2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery follow King John's Castle.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral2.7 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Hunt Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick1.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
On the map, most of the 17 sit to the northeast.
The dashed line is Dooradoyle’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
Most are museums or galleries, 10 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (6).
Green: inside Dooradoyle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Dooradoyle
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 17 places in all.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
Limerick City Gallery of Art
Art museum housed in the former Limerick City Carnegie Library.
The People's Museum of Limerick
Local history museum in Limerick, Ireland.
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8Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Dooradoyle → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dooradoyle →
Beyond the town
Top of the 12 day trips: Bunratty Castle, at 13 km.
CastleBunratty Castle13 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey18 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare11 km southwest
CathedralEnnis Cathedral32 km northwest
CastleKnappogue Castle22 km northwest
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches24 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary33 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey13 km south
MuseumCraggaunowen22 km northwest
Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare11 km southwest
CastleBallymarkahan Castle23 km northwest
Abbey or prioryDysert Aenghusa14 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Dooradoyle (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.
Visiting Dooradoyle: questions
What is there to see near Dooradoyle?
No attraction is mapped inside Dooradoyle itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.
Does Dooradoyle have a museum?
10 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dooradoyle: King John's Castle, The Hunt Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art and The People's Museum of Limerick.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Dooradoyle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Adare (Office of Public Works), 11 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Dooradoyle?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (13 km), Glenstal Abbey (18 km), Desmond Castle Adare (11 km), Ennis Cathedral (32 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 (19)
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Limerick City Gallery of Art: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The People's Museum of Limerick: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanning's Castle: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustinian Abbey Adare: Glenn Wallace GRW144, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dysert Aenghusa: SteveODowd, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).