Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham Castle is a 16th-century fortified house in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland. Originally a semi-fortified and battlemented structure, it underwent extensive alterations in the 18th century.Photo: AndrewH, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
October—April: Wednesday—Sunday and public holidays 10:30 AM—5:00 PM
May—September: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM - Email: rathfarnhamcastle@opw.ie
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland
- Address: Rathfarnham Road, D14 K3T6
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bushy Park and Herzog Park.
Bushy Park
Park
Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bushy Park is a large, 20.5-hectare, suburban public park in Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. Bushy Park is situated 620 metres northwest of Rathfarnham Castle.
Herzog Park
Park
Herzog Park is a small public park in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland. Named for Chaim Herzog, sixth President of Israel, who grew up in Dublin, it occupies the site of a former stone quarry and was laid out as a neighbourhood park in the 1980s. Herzog Park is situated 1½ km north of Rathfarnham Castle.
Nutgrove Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Nutgrove Shopping Centre is one of two shopping centres located in Rathfarnham, a southern suburb of Dublin. The centre opened in 1984 and was built on part of the old Lamb's Jam orchards. Nutgrove Shopping Centre is situated 1½ km southeast of Rathfarnham Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rathfarnham and Terenure.
Rathfarnham
Village
Photo: AndrewH, Public domain.
Rathfarnham is a southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland in County Dublin. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16.
Terenure
Suburb
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Terenure, called Roundtown from around 1800-1870, is a middle class suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It is located in the city's D6 and D6W postal districts. The population of all electoral divisions labelled as Terenure was 17,972 as of the 2022 census.
Ballyroan
Suburb
Photo: O’Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballyroan is a suburban area within Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Dublin mountains, alongside Ballyboden, Butterfield, Knocklyon, Old Orchard, and Scholarstown.
Rathfarnham Castle
- Categories: château, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: South Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.29805° or 53° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.28364° or 6° 17′ 1″ westOperator
Office of Public WorksOpen location code
9C5M7PX8+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 23380072OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q26758
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Rathfarnham Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Rathfarnham gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell de Rathfarnham”
- Chinese: “拉斯法納姆城堡”
- Dutch: “Rathfarnham Castle”
- German: “Caisleán Rath Fearnáin”
- German: “Rathfarnham Castle”
- German: “Schloss Rathfarnham”
- Irish: “Caisleán Rath Fearnáin”
- Irish: “Caisleán Ráth Fearnáin”
- Irish: “Caisléan Ráth Feárnain”
- Japanese: “ラスファーナム城”
- Polish: “Rathfarnham Castle”
- Polish: “Zamek w Rathfarnham”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Rathfarnham”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Rathfarnham”
- Russian: “Замок Ратфарнем”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Rathfarnham”
- Spanish: “Castillo Rathfarnham”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Рахфарнгам”
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