Smithfield, Stoneybatter and the Phoenix Park: a walk in Dublin

From Smithfield Square and the old Jameson distillery through the village streets of Stoneybatter, past Collins Barracks (National Museum, Decorative Arts and History), into the Phoenix Park by the People's Garden and the Wellington Monument, and up to the Papal Cross on the Fifteen Acres.

Best time: Morning, ending in the park; allow extra time if you go into the museum or the distillery.

The route, stop by stop

1
Smithfield
Former market square, officially Smithfield Plaza. 10 min
2
Jameson Distillery Bow St
Original Jameson site, distilling until 1971; now tours and tastings. Optional, 60 min
The original Jameson distillery off Smithfield Square, founded in 1780, where Jameson was distilled until 1971. Guided tours end with a comparative whiskey tasting; there is also…
3
Stoneybatter
Inner-city neighbourhood in D7; walk Manor Street. 20 min
4
National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts and History (Collins Barracks)
In Collins Barracks, built in 1702. 45 min
A barracks built in 1702 and used by British and then Irish troops for three centuries, now the national museum of decorative arts and history: silver, furniture, costume…
5
People's Garden
Nine-hectare Victorian gardens near the Parkgate Street entrance, first laid out in 1840. 20 min
6
Wellington Monument
62 m obelisk to the Duke of Wellington, the largest in Europe. 10 min
A 62 m (203-foot) obelisk in Phoenix Park for the Dublin-born Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo. You see it from all over the west of the city, including from the Guinness…
7
Papal Cross, Dublin
35 m cross from Pope John Paul II's mass of 29 September 1979; end of the walk. 15 min
The monument to Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit to Ireland, standing in the open grassland of Phoenix Park. In summer Dubliners crowd the grass around it (Lonely Planet).

Walking directions

Smithfield, Stoneybatter and the Phoenix Park

The route, stop by stop

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