Glendalough

Monestary and glacial valley, Wicklow, Ireland

23km

Belfast

city of the United Kingdom, capital of Northern Ireland

90km

Kilkenny

city in County Kilkenny, Ireland

119km

Waterford

city in the Republic of Ireland

119km

Liverpool

city in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

364km

Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

The oldest continually operating theatre in Dublin hosts popular musical shows, opera, ballet, dance and drama.

196m

Temple Bar, Dublin

neighbourhood of Dublin in Ireland

301m

Ha'penny Bridge

footbridge

333m

Dublin Castle

castle

482m

St Stephen's Green

Pleasant Victorian public park. Note the Fusiliers' Arch, constructed in 1907 to commemorate the Royal Dublin Fusiliers who fell in the Second Boer War (1899-1902).

502m

The Little Museum of Dublin

Housed in a Georgian townhouse on St. Stephen's Green, this displays the 20th C social, cultural and political history of Dublin city, with many artefacts donated by Dubliners. Visit by guided tour every 30-60 mins.

576m

General Post Office, Dublin

The GPO is the headquarters of the Post Office in Ireland, built in Neo-Classical style 1814-1818. In 1916 it was occupied by Irish rebels led by PH Pearse, who read the Proclamation of the Republic outside the front door of the building. The interior was burnt out by shelling from government forces against the rebels, but the exterior survived. Subsequently the GPO was restored, reopening in 1929, and remains a busy working post office. It formerly hosted An Post Museum: this closed in 2015 but you can view the collection online.

599m

O'Connell Street

road in Dublin, Ireland

647m

Trinity College Dublin

constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland

660m

Spire of Dublin

663m

Hugh Lane Gallery

This public gallery has permanent and temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. It also houses Francis Bacon's studio which was relocated in 2001 from London.

881m

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Dating back to the 11th century, this is the oldest building in Dublin, though it underwent a massive restoration in the 19th century. The oldest part is the large crypt, where amongst the items on display are a mummified cat and a rat, which got themselves stuck in the church organ in the 19th C.

908m

Ranelagh

settlement in Dublin, Ireland

1.4km

Merrion Square

This large stately square is filled with grassy and shady areas and surrounded by Georgian red-brick houses. At the northwest corner is a life-sized statue of the writer and dramatist Oscar (draw breath) . . . Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900), who grew up at No. 1 here. He's depicted sprawled on the embankment, with a lop-sided smirk, as if totally wasted. (As if!) Two short marble columns are covered in his quotable quotes. On the surrounding buildings, plaques commemorate other notable residents, such as the Duke of Wellington. The fine architecture continues south, along Mount Street Upper and Fitzwilliam Street Lower. The neo-classical government buildings on Upper Merrion St can be visited by free guided tour Saturdays hourly 10:30-13:30, pick up tickets in the National Gallery lobby.

1.6km

Croke Park

Catch a hurling or Gaelic football game at this 82,300 capacity, state-of-the-art stadium. These sports are uniquely Irish. Hurling is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest field sport, with the ball (called a sliotar) reaching speeds above 130 km/h. Gaelic football can best be described as a combination of soccer and rugby. To keep the sports "pure," it maintains an amateur status, with each parish in Ireland having a team — the inter-county games are generally extremely well-supported, so you may have difficulty getting tickets for the bigger matches. Tours of the GAA museum and the stadium are also available, including a chance to try your hand at the sports themselves. You can also walk across the roof of one of the biggest stadiums in Europe, which provides great views of the city's skyline.

1.9km

Dartry

suburb in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

2.0km

Jeanie Johnston

The original Jeanie Johnston was a 3-masted barque sailing between County Kerry and North America 1847-1855, taking Irish emigrants west in the Great Famine, and bringing timber back east. No lives were ever lost aboard, even during her final sinking. The present ship is a replica launched in 2000, and berthed here to act as a museum. The ship has previously made cruises and served as a training vessel, but since 2010 she's not been seaworthy, and the repairs appear unaffordable.

2.0km

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Designed by Santiago Calatrava, this is a harp-shaped cable-stay road bridge of 120 m. It spans the river between North Wall Quay (in Docklands, north bank) and Sir John Rogerson's Quay (near Grand Canal Square, south bank) and the whole contraption hinges through 90 degrees to let ships pass. Daytime it's busy with traffic and is most scenic when floodlit at night. Calatrava also designed the James Joyce bridge upstream.

2.5km

Guinness Storehouse

Museum and visitor attraction

2.6km

Rathfarnham Castle

castle in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland

3.6km

RDS Arena

stadium in Dublin, Ireland

3.9km

Aviva Stadium

football and rugby stadium in Dublin

3.9km

Irish Museum of Modern Art

Modern & contemporary art, formal gardens & café.

4.1km

Pearse Museum

biographical museum in Dublin, Ireland

4.4km

Grangegorman Military Cemetery

4.9km

Sandymount

suburb of Dublin, Ireland

6.4km

Farmleigh

10km

Tallaght Stadium

12km

Bull Island

A large recreation area. Bull Island has a 5-km (3-mi) beach, Dollymount Strand (Dublin's best beach), and is an important habitat for birds. Also nearby the island is St Anne's Park, a former Guinness family home estate, which has ponds, follies, walks and a world-famous Rose Garden, as well as a coffee shop and artists' studios. The ideal way to visit them is by bicycle. Go via Amien's St, North Strand, Fairview and then follow the coastline. There is an excellent bike path almost all the way. It can also be accessed by walking from Clontarf Road DART station or bus route 130 from the city centre.

12km

Powerscourt Estate

estate in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland

13km

Powerscourt Waterfall

Waterfall in Wicklow, Ireland

14km

Enniskerry

village in County Wicklow, Ireland

14km

Wicklow Gap

24km

Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park

Brú na Bóinne (English: "Palace of the Boyne") is an internationally important complex of Neolithic chamber tombs, standing stones, henges and other prehistoric enclosures located in a wide meander of the River Boyne in Ireland.

31km

Castlecomer

town in Leinster, Ireland

111km

Dunmore Cave

The show cave is incredibly well developed and is a wonder to walk around. Guided tours only.

116km

Butler House, Kilkenny

This stunning chateau-like building is one of the residences of the Butler family, who ruled Kilkenny for many years. It has a lovely small suburban garden. During Arts week in August it is used a venue for exhibitions.

119km

Rothe House

A unique Tudor merchant's house built between 1594 and 1610. On a burgage plot, it comprises three houses, three cobble-stoned courtyards and a half-acre restored Tudor garden behind the house. Rothe House contains Kilkenny Archeological Society's history museum and archive library.

119km

St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny

cathedral

119km

County Kilkenny

county in Ireland

120km

Kells Priory

One of Ireland's best intact priories. The priory, surrounded by its old walls, was built in 1193. You are free to wander throughout the whole complex. There is a Round Tower and High Cross nearby in Kilree. There is a parking lot above the priory, but the more beautiful way to enter is by parking near Mullin's Mills and walk along the river. It is well worth a visit.

123km