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displays in the museum are 200-year-old Guild Banners, a 19th century CO. KILDARE
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folk kitchen and over 300 geological specimens. Our guides will take Kildare, to the west and south west of
Maynooth
visitors through Drogheda's troubled history, the 1641 Rising, the Celbridge Dublin, is serious horse country. It
Straffan
Cromwellian Siege in 1649 and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
DUBLIN
OFFALY
boasts some of the richest and most
Naas prized farmland in Ireland,
DUNDALK
Newbridge
Kildare
particularly on the Curragh Plains,
Halfway between Dublin and Belfast, Dundalk’s name is derived from acres of lime-rich grassland which
“Dún Dealgan”, a prehistoric fort and home of the legendary Celtic have been the home of Irish horse
WICKLOW
hero, Cuchulainn. Dundalk has several historic buildings, including LAOIS
Athy
racing and breeding since pre-
the fine neo-Gothic courthouse on the corner of Clanbrassil Street and
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Christian times. Its three racecourses
the ornate St. Patrick’s Cathedral off Jocelyn Street. The award-
CARLOW
– the Curragh, Naas and Punchestown
winning County Museum on Jocelyn Street interprets the history of – all host busy racing seasons. It is
County Louth from 7500 BC. Town Heritage Trail brochures are also home to the Irish Army’s Curragh Barracks, built by the British to
available from the Dundalk Tourist Office. train soldiers for the Crimean War. County Kildare was once part of
‘the Pale’, and many of the grand houses of its former ascendancy
guestrooms accommodation landowners still echo the county’s past. While rich in history, the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Green Park, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Web: Kildare area is not without its contemporary attractions – the biggest
www.crowneplazadundalk.ie. The landmark 14-storey Crowne Plaza event on the Irish music calendar, the Oxegen Festival takes place at
Hotel Dundalk is superbly located just off the M1 as the halfway Punchestown every July. County Kildare Fáilte has a wealth of
meeting point between Dublin and Belfast. The hotel comprises 129 information about this beautiful county. Tel: (045) 898888 or visit
modern stylish guest bedrooms. On the 13th floor Fahrenheit
www.visitkildare.ie.
Restaurant has stunning views of Blackrock and the Cooley Peninsula.
The hotel will also offer a very modern bar along with 12 conference pointofinterest activities & pastimes
rooms. The largest conference room will accommodate 400 people County Kildare Failte, 38 South Main Street, Naas, Co. Kildare. Tel:
and is suitable for conferences, gala dinners, weddings, product (045) 898888; Fax: (045) 898887; Email:
enquiries@visitkildare.ie;
launches and large exhibitions. The Crowne Plaza Dundalk is the Web:
www.visitkildare.ie. With its rich heritage of churches, holy wells,
perfect hotel for any occasion. castles, grand houses, magnificent High Crosses, monuments and
“follies”, Kildare is an inland county bordering Dublin to the west.
publicbuilding places of interest The main features of the county are big, open grasslands, rich green
Newry Dundalk Farmers’ Market, Dundalk, Co. Louth. The Dundalk pastures and large tracts of ancient bogland – all interspersed with
Farmers’ Market operates every Saturday from 10am-2pm in the trees and gentle rolling hills. Famous for its horse racing and home to
courtyard of the County Museum on Jocelyn Street. Produce sold at the Punchestown, Naas and Curragh Racecourses, the county is also
the market is sourced locally from craft and food artisans, most of renowned for its many top class golf courses, as well as the quality
whom operate using traditional methods. All the produce is grown, angling to be had along the River Liffey. Pleasant canal walks; motor
raised, caught, baked, sewn or made by hand by the people selling it! racing at Mondello; fabulous gardens and the ancient Donadea Forest
The market offers visitors a chance to meet the locals (who do like a Park are all features which attract thousands of visitors to this
chat) have a coffee, relax and experience local food and craft at its wonderful county. “Nature, Action, Heritage and Hospitality – there’s a
best. For more information call 028 (048 from ROI) 3031 3024 or whole lot of Ireland in County Kildare.”
email
farmersmarket@newryandmourne.gov.uk. Gordon Bennett Route, County Kildare Failte, 38 South Main Street,
Naas, Co. Kildare. Tel: (046) 954 1744; Web:
www.visitkildare.ie.
LOUTH VILLAGE Kildare – the perfect Location – you can’t miss County Kildare as it is
Louth Village is home to many sites of historical interest, including
the 12th century ruins of the Abbey of Dominican friars, which was
founded by the King of Oriel in 1148. The abbey was of great
importance during its time and the ruins occupy the site of an earlier
abbey, thought to have been founded by St. Patrick. Also of interest
are St. Mocha’s House (c.12th century) and the fine Knockabbey
Castle, which features an interpretive centre and stunning gardens.
Near the village, at Castlering, are the foundations of a hexagonal
murial fort.
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