Tag: County Kildare

April 28, 2014

Overlooking the basin of the River Barrow and with fine views of the plain that stretches to Dublin are the…

January 6, 2014

In 1756 Arthur Guinness established a brewery in Leixlip , County Kildare , which he moved to Dublin in 1759.…

September 13, 2013

Once an important ecclesiastical centre , and a Norman stronghold , but now famed as the centre of Irish house-breeding…

February 18, 2013

On your tours of Ireland why not make a stop at St. Brigid's Cathedral , where ,  towards the end…

February 15, 2012

Ballitore is an old Quaker village where the Anglo-Irish political philosopher Edmund Burke (1729-97) was educated before going to Trinity…

July 7, 2011

Monuments to 18th century confidence in Irish trade , the Royal and Grand canals flow from Dublin through County Kildare…

June 13, 2011

Worth a visit on any tours of Ireland. Castletown House is the most celebrated and magnificent Palladian style mansion in…

February 1, 2011

A real hidden gem. Castletown House is the first , and largest , Palladian-style country house in Ireland. It is…