Qibla direction in Ireland
The Qibla in Ireland lies towards the south-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 109.8° in Tralee to 114.5° in Dundalk, and the Kaaba is between 5,224 km and 5,431 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 41 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Ireland can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 4.7°. Wexford is the closest to the Kaaba (5,224 km) and Sligo the farthest (5,431 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 114.1°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Ireland: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dublin?
114.1° from true north, towards the south-east, 5,256 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Ireland is closest to Makkah?
Wexford, 5,224 km from the Kaaba, among the 41 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone | 112.5° | east | 5,362 km |
| Balbriggan | 114.4° | south-east | 5,264 km |
| Ballincollig | 110.5° | east | 5,340 km |
| Blanchardstown | 114.0° | south-east | 5,266 km |
| Bray | 114.1° | south-east | 5,241 km |
| Carlow | 113.0° | south-east | 5,275 km |
| Carrigaline | 110.7° | east | 5,326 km |
| Celbridge | 113.8° | south-east | 5,274 km |
| Clonmel | 111.8° | east | 5,303 km |
| Cork | 110.7° | east | 5,334 km |
| Drogheda | 114.3° | south-east | 5,279 km |
| Droichead Nua | 113.4° | south-east | 5,282 km |
| Dublin | 114.1° | south-east | 5,256 km |
| Dún Laoghaire | 114.2° | south-east | 5,247 km |
| Dundalk | 114.5° | south-east | 5,296 km |
| Ennis | 110.9° | east | 5,404 km |
| Finglas | 114.1° | south-east | 5,261 km |
| Galway | 111.2° | east | 5,425 km |
| Greystones | 114.1° | south-east | 5,236 km |
| Kilkenny | 112.5° | south-east | 5,287 km |
| Leixlip | 113.9° | south-east | 5,272 km |
| Letterkenny | 113.9° | south-east | 5,417 km |
| Limerick | 111.1° | east | 5,374 km |
| Lucan | 113.9° | south-east | 5,269 km |
| Malahide | 114.3° | south-east | 5,255 km |
| Maynooth | 113.8° | south-east | 5,279 km |
| Monaghan | 114.1° | south-east | 5,340 km |
| Mullingar | 113.1° | south-east | 5,330 km |
| Naas | 113.6° | south-east | 5,276 km |
| Navan | 113.9° | south-east | 5,296 km |
| Nenagh | 111.7° | east | 5,355 km |
| Portlaoise | 112.8° | south-east | 5,307 km |
| Rathfarnham | 114.0° | south-east | 5,256 km |
| Sandyford | 114.1° | south-east | 5,252 km |
| Sligo | 112.6° | south-east | 5,431 km |
| Swords | 114.2° | south-east | 5,260 km |
| Tallaght | 113.9° | south-east | 5,261 km |
| Tralee | 109.8° | east | 5,427 km |
| Tullamore | 112.8° | south-east | 5,329 km |
| Waterford | 112.3° | east | 5,262 km |
| Wexford | 113.0° | south-east | 5,224 km |