Enniscorthy’s places to visit, starting with St Aidan's Cathedral
Every one of its 4 places to visit is inside Enniscorthy’s urban area. The mix takes in a cathedral, a castle and a museum. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 3 of them. For a longer trip, Ballymoon Castle lies 31 km away.
Most famous in Enniscorthy
After St Aidan's Cathedral, look out for a castle, a museum and a historic house.
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedralin town
CastleEnniscorthy Castlein townMuseumMuseumThe National 1798 Rebellion Centrein townHistoric houseHistoric houseVinegar Hillin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Vinegar Hill, 1.5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Enniscorthy’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Enniscorthy. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
All 4 are inside Enniscorthy.
The 4 inside Enniscorthy 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 Enniscorthy → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Enniscorthy →
Big names nearby
Ballymoon Castle, 31 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CastleBallymoon Castle31 km northwest
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens21 km north
CastleBallyloughan Castle39 km north
CathedralFerns Cathedral11 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey35 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey40 km west
Abbey or prioryDuiske Abbey26 km west
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum32 km southwest
CastleBargy Castle32 km south
MuseumIrish National Heritage Park18 km south
CastleJohnstown Castle24 km south
CastleTinnahinch Castle26 km westPlaces well known beyond Enniscorthy (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 Enniscorthy
What are the main attractions in Enniscorthy?
The best known inside Enniscorthy’s urban area are St Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy Castle, The National 1798 Rebellion Centre and Vinegar Hill. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Enniscorthy have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Enniscorthy: The National 1798 Rebellion Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Enniscorthy?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Office of Public Works), 35 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Enniscorthy?
Within 40 km: Ballymoon Castle (31 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (21 km), Ballyloughan Castle (39 km), Ferns Cathedral (11 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)
- St Aidan's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enniscorthy Castle: MikeWest Wexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferns Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerpoint Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duiske Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The John F. Kennedy Arboretum: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bargy Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish National Heritage Park: Albolandwex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnstown Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tinnahinch Castle: Humphrey Bolton, 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).