Home to the Talbot family for almost 800 years (1185-1976), it is one of Ireland's oldest castles and set in a 260-acre demesne. Visitors tour period furnished rooms, a portrait collection, and the surrounding Talbot Botanic Gardens.
Visiting Malahide Castle
Yes, run by Fingal County Council, daily tours
"Home to the Talbot family for almost 800 years (1185-1976), it is one of Ireland's oldest castles and set in a 260-acre demesne."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Clontarf Castle, 9.01 km away in Clontarf, Dublin — Site of a castle built in 1172 by the Norman Hugh de Lacy near the site of the 1014 Battle of Clontarf; the present building is a Victorian reconstruction dating to 1837 designed by William Vitruvius Morrison.
Nearest castle hotel · 9.01 km
Clontarf Castle
Clontarf, Dublin, Co. Dublin · 4-star
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