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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Festival Venues
From castles to cathedrals, churches to community centres, TradFest events can be found in some of the most beautiful settings Dublin has to offer. Both the city and county boast buildings of architectural beauty, and filling these special spaces with live music makes for a memorable experience.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Venues
TradFest’s newest and final region of Dublin County to feature the sights and sounds of Irish music and culture as part of the festival. ‘Ó Chuan go Sliabh’, Irish for ‘From Harbour to Mountain’ the motto on the insignia of the County Council represents the diverse landscape and offering of this particular corner of Dublin. Home to The National Maritime Museum of Ireland, the newest venue to TradFest 2026.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
TradFest and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council collaborative partnership marks the festival’s growth throughout the wider Dublin area, with TradFest events now taking place in every region of the County.
From the vast harbour overlooking Dublin bay to the walkers paradise that is Ticknock in the Dublin mountains, discover everything Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has to offer this January.
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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Venues
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Ireland’s National Maritime Museum is housed in Dún Laoghaire’s 180-year-old Mariner’s Church. The museum’s greatest artefact is probably the building itself, as it is one of a few custom-built places of worship for seafarers remaining intact in the world today.
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