Historic site · Ireland
National Famine Walk
National Famine Walk is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaelic Athletic Association Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Shoe Stories by Marita Conlon-McKenna: My name is Daniel Tighe. I am 12 years old. In May 1847, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine, I walked this path from Strokestown to Dublin heading for a ship and in hope of a new life in North America. Follow
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates53.35939, -6.25102
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Kellogg's Skyline Tour: 0.1 mi
- St George's Chapel: 0.5 mi
- Dublin Lettering: 0.7 mi
- Custom House Visitor Centre: 0.8 mi
- Large Dublin lettering: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.9 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 7.0 mi
- Kilmashogue: 7.5 mi
- Ben of Howth: 7.5 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.8 mi
Artworks
- Michael Cusack: 0.1 mi
- Bicicleta Rick shall: 0.1 mi
- On the Road: 0.2 mi
- Beds 1993: 0.2 mi
- Welcome to Mud Island: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Mountjoy Square Park: 0.3 mi
- St Anne's Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- James Joyce Park: 0.4 mi
- Diamond Park: 0.5 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 55
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 0.1 mi
- The James Joyce Centre: 0.5 mi
- Dublin Writers Museum: 0.6 mi
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: 0.8 mi
- GPO Museum: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 53
- Summer Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Mud Island Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Small urban park: 0.9 mi
- Serenity Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Tony Gregory TD: 0.2 mi
- Ballybough Burial Plot: 0.4 mi
- Home: 0.4 mi
- Bombing of the North Strand: 0.4 mi
- Captain Séan Connolly: 0.4 mi
Springs
- Saint John's Well: 0.8 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 0.8 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.6 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 4.9 mi
- Rag Well: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 2.4 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.5 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.3 mi
- Seapoint: 5.7 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- The Grove: 2.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.0 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 4.8 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.8 mi
- The Shaft: 14.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.3 mi
- Bracket Slab: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Toni's: 2.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.0 mi
- BBQ Area: 15.8 mi
- Poplar Square: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of National Famine Walk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 195° | 757 m | 13.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 204° | 723 m | 12.6 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 209° | 647 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tonduff | S 183° | 642 m | 13.7 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 206° | 621 m | 13.4 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 206° | 617 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 180° | 593 m | 14.1 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 190° | 585 m | 9.6 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.
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