Famine Memorial, near Castleknock
Famine Memorial is a monument on Custom House Quay in County Dublin, 8.0 km east of Castleknock.
The Famine Memorial, situated on the approach to Dublin port is a very poignant reminder of the number of Irish people that were forced to emigrate during famine times.
- Kind
- Monuments
- Address
- Custom House Quay
- From Castleknock
- 8.0 km east, in a straight line
- 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.
- Dated
- 1997
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Getting to Famine Memorial
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Famine Memorial is in Castleknock, 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 IFSC (2498), 40 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- IFSC 40 m
buses G1, G2, 151, 60, 500 and 740 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- George's Quay 160 m
bus 853Scheduled departures from this stop
- Moss Street 170 m
buses X28, X30, X27, P29, X25 and X26 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- S O'Casey Br 190 m
buses 100X, G1, G2, 126, 151 and 120 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Busáras 220 m
buses 27, 14, H1, 130, H3 and H2 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Castleknock covers the journeys into the town itself.
Events nearby
Not at Famine Memorial. These are at other venues within a few hundred metres of it.
- 15 April to 17 October 2026TicketedDublin Port Behind-the-scenes Bus ToursMeeting Point: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
- 1 July to 31 December 2026Included with admissionEPIC Exhibition - Common Ground: Ireland in the EUEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
- 24 September to 26 November 2026TicketedDublin By Dusk at EPIC MuseumEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
- 14 to 27 September 2026Free entryThe Dublin Painting and Sketching Club’s 148th Annual ExhibitionTownhall, 1WML
Other monuments in Castleknock
Nearest to Famine Memorial first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Famine Memorial, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
- 40 m
- 120 m
- 180 m
- 200 m
- 370 m
- 380 m
- 450 m
- 450 m
- 460 m
- 470 m
- 500 m
- 500 m
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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 way/666422768, 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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