Book of Kells, near Blanchardstown
Book of Kells is an attraction on College Street in County Dublin, 9.5 km south-east of Blanchardstown.
The Book of Kells is a famous 8th century Insular Gospel Book. Part of the Book of Kells Experience.
Opening hours
08:30 to 17:00
Weekly schedule
| Monday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 to 17:00 |
Public holiday hours have not been provided.
Source: OpenStreetMap.
- Kind
- Attractions
- Address
- College Street
- From Blanchardstown
- 9.5 km south-east, in a straight line
- Phone
- +353 1 896 2308
- Run by
- Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin)
- Wheelchair
- Recorded as accessibleOne tag covering the whole place. It does not say whether the entrance, the inside, the toilets or the route to the door are step free, and this page will not say so either.

Getting to Book of Kells
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How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Book of Kells is in Blanchardstown, County Dublin. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.
The nearest scheduled stop is Nassau Street (403), 130 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Nassau Street 130 m
buses F1, F2, F3, 24 and 23Scheduled departures from this stop
- Pearse St Garda Stn 180 m
buses 7B, 7E and 7DScheduled departures from this stop
- Trinity 190 m
bus GreenScheduled departures from this stop
- Pearse Street 200 m
buses 39A, 37, 39, 784, 70 and 116Scheduled departures from this stop
- Shaw Street 210 m
buses C2, C1, C4, C3, 52 and C6 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Blanchardstown covers the journeys into the town itself.
Events nearby
Not at Book of Kells. These are at other venues within a few hundred metres of it.
- 15 to 28 September 2026TicketedRounds of ThoughtKitty O'Shea's
- 2 to 30 September 2026Free entrySeptember Tours at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare StreetNational Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
- 18 July to 6 December 2026Free entryRembrandt to Matisse – A Celebration of European Works on PaperNational Gallery of Ireland
- 17 September to 17 October 2026Free entryMasters of Irish ArtThe Oriel Gallery
Other attractions in Blanchardstown
Nearest to Book of Kells first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Book of Kells, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
- Red Pavilion90 mCollege Green
- Royal Irish Academy360 mDawson Street
- Sweny's Pharmacy450 mLincoln Place
- Custom House Visitor Centre550 mCustom House Quay
- 570 m
- 600 m
- 680 m
- 870 m
- 900 m
- National Leprechaun Museum910 mMary's Abbey
- St George's Chapel1.2 kmHill Street
- 1.2 km
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Where this comes from
- From the map
- The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/429638456, and can be corrected there.
- Worked out here
- Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.
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