County Museum Dundalk opens Dundalk’s list
Of the 12 places to visit in and around Dundalk, 7 are castles or historic places. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 5 beyond the 7 inside Dundalk’s urban area. Further afield lies Carlingford Castle, at 15 km.
Dundalk’s big names
Next to County Museum Dundalk, the best known are 2 churches, an art gallery and a historic house.
MuseumCounty Museum Dundalkin townArt galleryArt galleryAn Táin Arts Centrein townHistoric houseHistoric houseBlackrock Boathousein townNatural landscapeNatural landscapeBlackrock Wetlandsin townChurchChurchSt Joseph's Redemptorist Churchin townChurchChurchHaggardstown Old Church and Graveyardin townEach 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
The map stretches to Castle Roche, 8.5 km away.
The dashed line is Dundalk’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
7 castles or historic places and 4 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Dundalk. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
First the 7 in town, then the 5 within 5 km of its edge.
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9The 7 inside Dundalk 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 Dundalk → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dundalk →
Further away
The pick of the 12 is Carlingford Castle, 15 km off.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle15 km northeast
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower24 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey28 km south
CastleSlane Castle33 km south
CastleArdee Castle18 km southwest
CastleThe Mint15 km east
CastleRoodstown Castle15 km southwest
CastleBarmeath Castle19 km south
CastleCabra Castle27 km westMuseumMuseumPatrick Kavanagh Centre12 km west
CastleAthclare Castle20 km south
CastleTermonfeckin Castle27 km southPlaces well known beyond Dundalk (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.
Before a day out in Dundalk
What are the main attractions in Dundalk?
The best known inside Dundalk’s urban area are County Museum Dundalk, An Táin Arts Centre, Blackrock Boathouse and Blackrock Wetlands. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Dundalk have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dundalk: County Museum Dundalk, An Táin Arts Centre, Railway Museum and Stephenstown Pond Nature Park & The Dairy Maid Coffee Shop.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Dundalk?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Carlingford Castle (Office of Public Works), 15 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Dundalk?
Within 40 km: Carlingford Castle (15 km), Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower (24 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (28 km), Slane Castle (33 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)
- County Museum Dundalk: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Roche: Hazazzy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromiskin Monastery: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlingford Castle: jai, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardee Castle: Nuala Furley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Mint: Norman McMullan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roodstown Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barmeath Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cabra Castle: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athclare Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Termonfeckin Castle: code poet, 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).