Ruins
in Ireland.
Explore ruins 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 AbbeyMuckross, south of Killarney
Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
973
places in this collection
26
counties to explore
1,323
towns with places nearby
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Ruins across Ireland
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- DundrumCounty Dublin46
- GoatstownCounty Dublin45
- RathfarnhamCounty Dublin44
- CleristownCounty Wexford43
- KillinickCounty Wexford42
- SandyfordCounty Dublin42
- BallybodenCounty Dublin41
- DuncormickCounty Wexford38
- StepasideCounty Dublin38
- BaldwinstownCounty Wexford37
- MayglassCounty Wexford37
- BlackrockCounty Dublin37
- CornelscourtCounty Dublin37
- BallycullaneCounty Wexford36
- ClongeenCounty Wexford36
- FoulksmillsCounty Wexford36
- TomhaggardCounty Wexford36
- BallyoganCounty Dublin36
- MurrintownCounty Wexford35
- SaltmillsCounty Wexford35
- KilternanCounty Dublin35
- PiercetownCounty Wexford34
- TaghmonCounty Wexford34
- WellingtonbridgeCounty Wexford34
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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 ruins are there in Ireland?
OpenStreetMap records 973 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 ruins?
Cork, with 158, then Wexford with 125.
Do the county figures add up to 973?
No, and they are not meant to. A ruin belongs to every settlement within twelve kilometres of it, so one near a county line is counted in both counties: 342 of them are. The figure in the heading counts each record once.
Which town has the most ruins near it?
Dundrum in County Dublin, with 46 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 973 records in this category, 4 include opening hours, 0 include a phone number and 12 include a website. Individual place pages may add sourced visiting information. Check the venue for current details.