Guidebook for Dublin 14
Shopping
This is the largest Shopping Mall in Ireland, very large and modern ( about 10 years old) with department stores, hundred/s of stores including designer stores and also cinema, theatre, restaurants etc.
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Dundrum Town Centre
Sandyford RoadThis is the largest Shopping Mall in Ireland, very large and modern ( about 10 years old) with department stores, hundred/s of stores including designer stores and also cinema, theatre, restaurants etc.
Large supermarket - will have everything you need
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SuperValu Churchtown
13 Braemor RdLarge supermarket - will have everything you need
Drinks & Nightlife
Good Pub. Thatched and typically Irish. 5 minutes walk from our house.
Free live music at the weekends including free traditional Irish music sessions on Sunday nights
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The Glenside
20 Landscape RdGood Pub. Thatched and typically Irish. 5 minutes walk from our house.
Free live music at the weekends including free traditional Irish music sessions on Sunday nights
20 minutes drive from our house up a beautifully scenic route. Typically old style Irish pub with excellent food, seafood restaurant. Free music weekends afternoons and nighttimes. Famous for their hooley nights where there is dinner and a cabaret of Irish music, comedy, Irish dancing, story telling.
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Pub kaJohnnie Fox
20 minutes drive from our house up a beautifully scenic route. Typically old style Irish pub with excellent food, seafood restaurant. Free music weekends afternoons and nighttimes. Famous for their hooley nights where there is dinner and a cabaret of Irish music, comedy, Irish dancing, story telling.
They call themselves gastro pub. Not sure about that but their food is good.
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The Bottle Tower - Beer & Food Co
1 Beaumont AveThey call themselves gastro pub. Not sure about that but their food is good.
Arts & Culture
5 minutes drive from the house, 15 minutes walk. Castle has undergone excellent conservation and you can do a tour or just walk around yourself. Good Cafe. Gorgeous grounds with walks. Excellent childrens playground for children 2-12years
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I-Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham Road5 minutes drive from the house, 15 minutes walk. Castle has undergone excellent conservation and you can do a tour or just walk around yourself. Good Cafe. Gorgeous grounds with walks. Excellent childrens playground for children 2-12years
beautiful park
lovely courtyard and cafe
nature room with guide for children
Patrick Pears Museum - lots of local and civil war history
Saint Enda's Park
beautiful park
lovely courtyard and cafe
nature room with guide for children
Patrick Pears Museum - lots of local and civil war history
Entertainment & Activities
Extremely well renowned golf course with clubhouse. You should contact them directly before arriving if you hope to play there as they are quite exclusive and popular.
Catle Golf Club
WoodsideExtremely well renowned golf course with clubhouse. You should contact them directly before arriving if you hope to play there as they are quite exclusive and popular.
AMAZING movie theatre. look at their website.Like going to cinema in 30's, totally refurbished in 2017.
Individual leather armchairs with foot sttol and blanket and you can order your hot food to eat while wathcing movie - waiter service.
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Stella Cinema
209 Rathmines Rd LowerAMAZING movie theatre. look at their website.Like going to cinema in 30's, totally refurbished in 2017.
Individual leather armchairs with foot sttol and blanket and you can order your hot food to eat while wathcing movie - waiter service.
Getting Around
25 minutes walk from house. Buses more convenient - No 14 bus only 6 minutes from house.
Windy Arbour station
25 minutes walk from house. Buses more convenient - No 14 bus only 6 minutes from house.
25 minutes walk from house.Buses more convenient - No 14 bus only 6 minutes from house.
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Dundrum Luas Stop
25 minutes walk from house.Buses more convenient - No 14 bus only 6 minutes from house.
Parks & Nature
River Dodder at bottom of road 3/4 minutes walk away. There are beautiful walks along the river in both direction, ducks weirs etc.
A beautiful walk along river will bring you to award winning pub - The Dropping Well Pub. Look at their website .
River Dodder
River Dodder at bottom of road 3/4 minutes walk away. There are beautiful walks along the river in both direction, ducks weirs etc.
A beautiful walk along river will bring you to award winning pub - The Dropping Well Pub. Look at their website .
I-Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham RoadPark, walks, great playground for kids
Food and other goods market on Saturday mornings.
Amazing childrens playground
cricket grounds
bmx grounds
cafe
Great scenery
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Marlay Park
Grange RoadFood and other goods market on Saturday mornings.
Amazing childrens playground
cricket grounds
bmx grounds
cafe
Great scenery
10 minutrs or less in car from house
Small but lovely
Near villages Rathmines and Rathgar - lovely villages
Great childrens playground
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Palmerston Park
13 Palmerston Park10 minutrs or less in car from house
Small but lovely
Near villages Rathmines and Rathgar - lovely villages
Great childrens playground
Food Scene
Just look at their website and their early evening Neighbourhood menu. Their dinner menu is even better. Their food is excellent.
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Craft Restaurant
208 Harold's Cross RdJust look at their website and their early evening Neighbourhood menu. Their dinner menu is even better. Their food is excellent.
Beefstreet
5 Balfe StGreat Steak
Little Caesars
Butterfield AvenueGreat when you have whole family - good value and good Italian/irish food.
Good all day local cafe, open some evenings too.
Food above average for cafes.
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Howards Way
11 Braemor RdGood all day local cafe, open some evenings too.
Food above average for cafes.
Howards Way Rathgar
6 Orwell RdGood all day local cafe, open some evenings too. Food above average for cafes.
Local good restaurant. Does better value early evening menu
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Bijou Restaurant
46/47 Highfield RdLocal good restaurant. Does better value early evening menu
Great bar food and restaurant too.
Great bar for sports
Right on the river so very scenic
Very busy
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The Dropping Well
Milltown RoadGreat bar food and restaurant too.
Great bar for sports
Right on the river so very scenic
Very busy