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Kimmage, Dublin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kimmage is a residential suburb on the south side of Dublin, bordered by Rathmines and Harold's Cross. Kimmage Manor Parish Church serves it.
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Where to stay in Kimmage
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Kimmage carries few hotels. It is a place people live, not a base most visitors book, so those who stay come for quiet residential streets and quick bus access to the city rather than sights on the doorstep. The nearest real draw is the Guinness Storehouse, a short ride north toward the city, with the Irish Jewish Museum and the shops of Rathmines closer still.
For a wider choice of beds, central Dublin and neighbouring Rathmines hold far more rooms. Sleep here cheaply; sightsee in town.
Things to do in and around Dublin
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Museums & Galleries
2- Guinness Storehouse
- Museum of Literature Ireland
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church
- Newman University Church
- St Catherine's Church, Dublin
Castles & Historic Sites
2- Rathmines Castle
- Memorial to Human Rights Defenders
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About Kimmage
What are the main landmarks in Kimmage?
Kimmage's own sights are its churches. Kimmage Manor Parish Church and the nearby Church of the Holy Spirit stand at the district's centre, with Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners Church rising on the Rathmines side. West, in Crumlin, are Old St Mary's Church and St Agnes' Church.
At the Rathfarnham edge, the Yellow House Bar and Restaurant sits beside the Rathfarnham Church of Ireland Parish Church. Bigger draws lie toward the city: the Guinness Storehouse, the Museum of Literature Ireland and the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church, all a short bus ride away.
What is the history of Kimmage?
Kimmage takes its name from Kimmage Manor. The suburb grew on the south side of Dublin as the city reached outward past its older neighbours, Crumlin to the west and Rathfarnham to the south. Those older villages hold the area's longest-standing churches, Old St Mary's Church and the Rathfarnham Church of Ireland Parish Church.
Within Kimmage, the parish churches came later, among them Kimmage Manor Parish Church and the Church of the Holy Spirit. Much of that past survives in its churches.
Where is Kimmage?
Kimmage sits on Dublin's south side. It is ringed by the older quarters of Rathmines, Harold's Cross, Rathfarnham and Crumlin, with Kimmage Manor and its parish church marking the district's core. To the west, Crumlin begins around Old St Mary's Church.
The Yellow House Bar and Restaurant marks the Rathfarnham edge.
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Updated October 2026