A week in Ireland
Seven days across Ireland: Dublin, Navan, Kilkenny, Cluain Meala, Cork, Limerick and Galway. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Dublin
- St Patrick's CathedralCathedral · On the map
- Dublin CastleCastle · 0.5 km on from St Patrick's Cathedral · On the map
- Spire of DublinMonument · 0.9 km on from Dublin Castle · On the map
- National Library of IrelandMuseum · 1 km on from Spire of Dublin · On the map
- Leinster HousePalace · 0.1 km on from National Library of Ireland · On the map
- National Gallery of IrelandMuseum · 0.1 km on from Leinster House · On the map
6 stops, 4.2 km on foot along the streets: about 54 min of walking.
Day 2: Navan
- Hill of TaraArchaeological site · On the map
- Lia FáilArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Hill of Tara · On the map
- Mound of the HostagesMonument · 0.1 km on from Lia Fáil · On the map
3 stops, 0.6 km on foot along the streets: about 8 min of walking.
Day 3: Kilkenny
- Kilkenny CastleMuseum · On the map
- St. Mary's Cathedral, KilkennyCathedral · 0.6 km on from Kilkenny Castle · On the map
- Black AbbeyTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny · On the map
- Rothe HouseMuseum · 0.2 km on from Black Abbey · On the map
- Saint Canice's CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Rothe House · On the map
- Green's BridgeBridge · 0.3 km on from Saint Canice's Cathedral · On the map
6 stops, 2.5 km on foot along the streets: about 30 min of walking.
Day 4: Cluain Meala
One day in Cluain Meala, Ireland
- Rock of CashelCastle · On the map
- St. Dominic's AbbeyArchaeological site · 0.3 km on from Rock of Cashel · On the map
- St. John's Cathedral, CashelCathedral · 0.8 km on from St. Dominic's Abbey · On the map
3 stops, 1.7 km on foot along the streets: about 20 min of walking.
Day 5: Cork
- Cathedral of St Mary and St AnneCathedral · On the map
- Church of St AnneTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne · On the map
- Cork Butter MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Church of St Anne · On the map
- Holy Trinity Church, CorkTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Cork Butter Museum · On the map
- Saint Fin Barre's CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Holy Trinity Church, Cork · On the map
- Honan ChapelTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral · On the map
6 stops, 3 km on foot along the streets: about 36 min of walking.
Day 6: Limerick
- King John's CastleMuseum · On the map
- St Mary's Cathedral, LimerickCathedral · 0.2 km on from King John's Castle · On the map
- Fanning's CastleCastle · 0.1 km on from St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick · On the map
- Hunt MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Fanning's Castle · On the map
- St John's CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Hunt Museum · On the map
- Limerick City Gallery of ArtMuseum · 0.9 km on from St John's Cathedral · On the map
6 stops, 3 km on foot along the streets: about 37 min of walking.
Day 7: Galway
- Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, GalwayCathedral · On the map
- Eyre SquareGarden · 0.6 km on from Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway · On the map
- Lynch's CastleCastle · 0.3 km on from Eyre Square · On the map
- St. Nicholas' Collegiate ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Lynch's Castle · On the map
- Galway City MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church · On the map
5 stops, 2.1 km on foot along the streets: about 25 min of walking.
More for Ireland
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Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.