Just outside Laragh: Glendalough and more
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Laragh’s urban area. Among them are an abbey or priory, a theme park and a visitor farm. For a longer trip, Wicklow Mountains National Park lies 6.8 km away.
The names to know near Laragh
Along with Glendalough, see a theme park, a visitor farm and a museum.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough800 m outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkClara Lara FunPark3.6 km outside town, to the southeastVisitor farmVisitor farmCullen's Sheep Farm800 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumGlendalough Visitor Centre700 m outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Laragh
Head to the west for most of the 4 on the list.
The dashed line is Laragh’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What they are
It comes down to an abbey or priory, a theme park and a visitor farm.
Green: inside Laragh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Nothing is inside Laragh itself; these 4 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Laragh → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Laragh →
Names further out
Allow a day for Wicklow Mountains National Park, 6.8 km away, the pick of 12.
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park6.8 km westCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle38 km north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland37 km north · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral37 km north
MuseumNational Library of Ireland37 km north
Historic houseLeinster House37 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green37 km north
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland37 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral38 km north
Big drawZooDublin Zoo39 km north · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty37 km north
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol37 km northPlaces well known beyond Laragh (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.
Seeing Laragh: your questions
What is there to see near Laragh?
No attraction is mapped inside Laragh itself. Within 5 km of it are Glendalough, Clara Lara FunPark, Cullen's Sheep Farm and Glendalough Visitor Centre.
Does Laragh have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Laragh: Glendalough Visitor Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Laragh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 38 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Laragh?
Within 40 km: Wicklow Mountains National Park (6.8 km), Dublin Castle (38 km), National Museum of Ireland (37 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (37 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 (12)
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, 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
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).