Castles
in Ireland.
Explore castles across Ireland. Search for a name, choose a county or find the places closest to you, with practical details on each place page.
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A place to discoverMuckross HouseMuckross, south of Killarney
Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
810
places in this collection
26
counties to explore
1,248
towns with places nearby
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Castles across Ireland
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Towns with the most places nearby. A place can appear near more than one town.
- BennettsbridgeCounty Kilkenny30
- DunbellCounty Kilkenny28
- KnocktopherCounty Kilkenny26
- StonyfordCounty Kilkenny26
- BallinureCounty Tipperary25
- DuallaCounty Tipperary25
- KillenauleCounty Tipperary25
- MoyglassCounty Tipperary25
- ClerihanCounty Tipperary24
- HolycrossCounty Tipperary24
- BallyhaleCounty Kilkenny24
- ThomastownCounty Kilkenny24
- Horse and JockeyCounty Tipperary23
- BallyfoyleCounty Kilkenny23
- KilkennyCounty Kilkenny23
- LisronaghCounty Tipperary22
- MoycarkyCounty Tipperary22
- ThurlesCounty Tipperary22
- KellsCounty Kilkenny22
- NewmarketCounty Kilkenny22
- TullaroanCounty Kilkenny22
- BallynontyCounty Tipperary21
- CloneenCounty Tipperary21
- GortnahoeCounty Tipperary21
Local places.
A clearer picture.
County collections include places near their towns and villages, sometimes across a boundary. Each place counts once in the national collection.
How MyMap worksHow many castles are there in Ireland?
OpenStreetMap records 810 in the Republic, across 26 counties. That is how many the map has, which is not the same as how many there are: anything nobody has mapped is missing, and anyone can add it.
Which county has the most castles?
Tipperary, with 167, then Kilkenny with 120.
Do the county figures add up to 810?
No, and they are not meant to. A castle belongs to every settlement within twelve kilometres of it, so one near a county line is counted in both counties: 369 of them are. The figure in the heading counts each record once.
Which town has the most castles near it?
Bennettsbridge in County Kilkenny, with 30 within twelve kilometres. That is what is near the town, not what is inside it.
Where does this come from?
The places and counts in this directory are based on OpenStreetMap records. Of 810 records in this category, 12 include opening hours, 7 include a phone number and 40 include a website. Individual place pages may add sourced visiting information. Check the venue for current details.