Historic site · Ireland
1974 Dublin Bombing
1974 Dublin Bombing is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Stewart Parnell Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
capital and largest city of Ireland
Dates from 0841.
Wikidata Q1761, matched on coordinates and name (373 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- IN REMEMBRANCE THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE WHERE THE FIRST OF THE THREE NO-WARNING CAR BOMB EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED ON 17TH MAY 1974 IN WHICH 11 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 2 BABY SISTERS AND THEIR PARENTS, LOST THEIR LIVES.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.35308, -6.26008
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Charles Stewart Parnell Monument: 0.1 mi
- Sir Samuel Ferguson: 0.1 mi
- Anna Parnell: 0.1 mi
- Theobald Mathew: 0.1 mi
- We saw a vision: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Molly Malone: 0.1 mi
- The Wishing Hand: 0.2 mi
- Gerrourra' da Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Children of Lir: 0.2 mi
- Take my hand and we can go walking: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- St George's Chapel: 0.1 mi
- Dublin Lettering: 0.1 mi
- Custom House Visitor Centre: 0.4 mi
- Ha'penny Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Millennium Bridge: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Garden Of Remembrance: 0.2 mi
- Diamond Park: 0.2 mi
- James Joyce Park: 0.2 mi
- Mountjoy Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Summer Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Community garden: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Provost's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Small urban park: 0.7 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 1.2 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.3 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.4 mi
- Rag Well: 5.0 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.4 mi
- Kilmashogue: 7.1 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 7.4 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 7.6 mi
Museums: 55
- The James Joyce Centre: 0.1 mi
- Dublin Writers Museum: 0.2 mi
- GPO Museum: 0.3 mi
- 14 Henrietta Street museum: 0.4 mi
- The National Wax Museum Plus: 0.5 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 2.4 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 2.7 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.4 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.7 mi
- Seapoint: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 1.9 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.9 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.1 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.5 mi
- The Shaft: 14.0 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 2.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.0 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of 1974 Dublin Bombing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 194° | 757 m | 12.4 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 203° | 722.9 m | 12.1 mi |
| War Hill | S 179° | 684.8 m | 14.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 208° | 647.3 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tonduff | S 181° | 642 m | 13.3 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 206° | 620.6 m | 12.8 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 205° | 617.1 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 179° | 593 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2628358284
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