Castledermot, Co. Kildare

Castledermot is a magnificent small town situated on the River Lerr in south Kildare that is famous for its round towers and castles. The name of Castledermot (Diseart Diarmada) originated in an early Christian monastic settlement of about 500 A.D. The town contains St. James's Church, a Hibernian-Romanesque arch, a round tower, two high crosses and a number of ancient stones and grave slabs. 

Nearby Kilkea Castle is castle is open to the public as a hotel that also offers top class facilities including an 18 hole golf course and a health and fitness centre.

There is a nice woodland walk situated approx. one km from Kilkea Castle in Mullaghrelan wood. The length of the trail is 3km. There is a rath-capped hill which stands 170m above sea level overlooking the River Greese.

Gardens

Burtown House Gardens - Athy County Kildare Ireland
Burtown House Gardens
Athy, Co. Kildare
Part of the pleasure at Burtown is the sense of discovery, for there are a great many features waiting to be found behind hedges and around corners. At their heart is a 300 year old house surrounded by the legacy of previous generations much crea ...

Golf

The Curragh Golf Course - Curragh County Kildare Ireland
Curragh Golf Club
Curragh, Co. Kildare
Course Type: Heath
The Curragh Golf Club, founded in 1883, has the oldest Golf Course in Ireland dating from 1852. it is an 18 hole par 72 heathland course over undulating terrain.  The Curragh, a plain of over 4,700 acres, is owned by the Department of Defenc ...

Self Catering

Selfcatering
Avon Ri Blessington Resort
Blessington, Co. Wicklow
For centuries, the hill where Avon Rí is now located looked out over a valley created by the Liffey and King's River. Avon Rí has taken its name from the latter and now looks out of the Blessington Lakes – a reservoir created ...

What's On

Athy Farmers Market - County Kildare - Sundays
Athy Farmers Market - Emily Square, Athy, Co Kildare

Sunday, 10am - 3pm

Contact: 087 215 3332; www.kildare.ie/athyfarmersmarket

Tourist Attractions

Dunmore Cave - Ballyfoyle Castlecomer County Kilkenny Ireland
Dunmore Cave
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Dunmore Cave is a limestone cave that consists of a series of chambers formed over millions of years, while not being of the largest of Ireland's caves - it contains just a quarter of a mile of passages and at its deepest point, it descends to 15 ...

Wedding Venues

Wedding
Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa
Naas, Co. Kildare
Set in 80 acres of gardens and woodland just outside Naas town, this hotel and wedding venues been developed around a Victorian building and has earned a reputation for  excellent weddings, which can range from relatively small parties of up ...
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