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County town Kildare = Naas.


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Holiday Rentals / Holiday Cottages / Apartments

 Imagine Ireland

  Interhome    -   Holiday homes Ireland

    
Discover Ireland from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa

 
Cottages4you is the leading provider of self-catered holidays throughout Ireland 

  Welcome Cottages

Hotels Kildare, Guest houses, Bed & Breakfast

  Booking.com  -  Hotel Guide County Kildare
Hotels in and around County Kildare : Clane, Naas, Kildare, Leixlip, Maynooth, Athy, Newbridge.

 Marriott International - UK & Ireland

  K Club Ireland   -   5 star Luxury Hotel with two Golf Courses and Luxury Spa
Set amongst 550 acres of County Kildare countryside by the river Liffey, this elegantly restored country house was opened in 1991 as a luxurious hotel and country club.
From the moment you walk through the doors of Ireland's K Club, you are met with the highest standards of gracious living in a 5 star hotel just 40 minutes from Ireland's capital city and Dublin international airport.

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability. 

Travel Agencies / Tour Operators

  
Create your perfect trip to Kildare.

 
Golfbreaks.com is the UK's premier service for organising Golf Breaks and Golf Days, providing tailor-made golfbreaks at discounted prices and hundreds of special offers!



  Fishing in Kildare
An angler's guide to the best fishing in Kildare.

  Walking Tour of Kildare Town
Learn about the mythology of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and St Brigid, patroness of the Gaels. Key stops along the route include St Brigid's Cathedral, a Norman tower house, the site of the Turf Club, and the twelfth century Franciscan Abbey.

Travel Guides Kildare / Related books

  Towpath Trails: the Walker's Guide   -   Canal walks
Take a walk along the towpaths of the Barrow Line, Grand Canal and Royal Canal in County Kildare.

Transport / How do I travel to Kildare

  Cork Airport
  Dublin Airport
  Shannon Airport

  

  Ebookers   -   
Book cheap flights to Dublin at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights / Cheap Flight to Ireland

  Norfolk Line
Ferries to Ireland from Liverpool ( ferry to Ireland ).

     -   Liverpool - Dublin v.v. and more
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

National Express
Travel by bus or coach to Kildare.


Links 

  Kildare County Council

  Tourism County Kildare

  Naas   -   Naas Town   -   County Town Kildare
Largest town in the county and major commuter suburb. Punchestown Racecourse is just to the south east of the town, in the parish of Eadestown, and Naas Racecourse is about 1 km from the town centre.

  Athy   -   main town in the southern part of the county.
See Athy Town Council.
  Celbridge (Cill Droichid)   -   largest one street town in Ireland
Nearby Straffan is the site of the K Club Golf Course.
  Kilcock (Cill Choca)  -   located 6 kilometres (4 miles) from Maynooth
  Kildare   -   oldest and most historic town in County Kildare
  Leixlip Léim an Bhradáin)  -   industrial centre of north Kildare
Original home of Guinness which has its origins in Leixlip Castle. See Leixlip Town Council
  Maynooth (Maigh Nuad)   -   historic educational centre of the county
Maynooth contains the National University of Ireland and St Patrick's College. 
  Naas Town Council
  Monasterevin (Mainistir Éimhín)   -   site of the 6th century Moore Abbey founded by St Evin.
  Newbridge  -   Kildare's second largest town
Situated in the centre of the county, near the Curragh plain. See Newbridge Town Council

Villages in Kildare : Allen, Allenwood, Ardclough, Ballitore, Ballymore Eustace, Ballynadrumny, Calverstown, Caragh, Carbury, Castledermot, Celbridge, Clane, Coill Dubh, Eadestown, Hawkfield, Kilberry, Kilcock, Kilcullen , Kildare, Kildangan, Kill, Kilmead, Kilteel, Lullymore, Maynooth, Milltown, Monasterevin, Narraghmore, Newbridge, Nurney, Prosperous, Rathangan, Sallins, Straffan,Staplestown Suncroft, Two-Mile-House.

  St. Brigid's Parish, Kildare Town
  Inland Waterways
A land-locked county, Kildare makes the most of its inland waterways, exploiting the 75 miles of Royal and Grand Canal, the Liffey, the River Rye, and the Barrow for canoeing, cruising, angling and walking alongside.
  Mondello Park   -   Ireland's only international motor racing circuit.
Take a trip to Mondello Park near Naas. Motor sport enthusiasts can watch some of the most exciting cars manufactured today race on the challenging Mondello circuit.
  South Kildare Heritage Trail 
Follow the historical trail through the south county. South Kildare is an area well worth visiting for a taste of Irish history including castles, churches and high crosses. The Moat of Ardscull is one of the many historical places on the route to discover. 

Kildare is famous worldwide for its horse racing.

  Curragh horse-racing course
The County Kildare venue hosts some of the most famous races in the world including the Abu Dhabi Irish Guineas Festival, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, Darley Irish Oaks and The Irish Field St Leger.
  Punchestown Racecourse
Home of the National Hunt Festival of Ireland. The towns and villages surrounding Punchestown have an abundance of wonderful places to stay during your visit. So avoid the Dublin rates and traffic and soak up the festival atmosphere, food, drink, shopping and visitor attractions in the local area.
  Naas Racecourse 
Runs both National Hunt and Flat meetings and is used by top race horse trainers as a test for horses preparing for the Cheltenham festival.

Kildare is home to the Irish National Stud and many other top farms such as Moyglare Stud and Kildagan Stud.

Cuisine  -  Recipes

  Irish food

History of Kildare

  History of County Kildare

  History of Naas

  County Kildare Archaeological Society
  Heritage County Kildare 
These links will give you a flavour of the rich heritage of County Kildare.

A Class Apart: The Gentry Families of County Kildare
Con Costello (Author)
The landed gentry played a significant role in the history of Kildare. The highly impressive houses throughout the county stand as testimony to this. There has always been a deep fascination in 'The Big House' - the families living there, their treatment of the peasants, and their eventual fall. The Gentry of Kildare is a fascinating exploration into the lives of a number of gentry families, their rise and their demise. This study of the landed gentry is a wonderful read from both an historical as well as a local point of view.
Paperback: 160 pages; Publisher: The History Press LTD; New title edition (1 Dec 2005); ISBN-10: 184588504X; ISBN-13: 978-1845885045.

Music, Culture & Events in Kildare

  Castletown House, Celbridge

  Culture Night Kildare 
A night of entertainment, discovery and adventure in arts and cultural facilities county wide. Take this opportunity to reconnect with the wonderful resources on your door step and avail of free events, tours, talks and performances for all the family.  The Kildare Culture Night has 25 events county wide, kicking off at lunchtime in Riverbank Arts Centre, 'til the wee hours. See Culturenight.ie.

The County Kildare venue hosts some of the most famous races in the world including the Abu Dhabi Irish Guineas Festival, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, Darley Irish Oaks and The Irish Field St Leger. See The Curragh Racecourse, Premier Thoroughbred Horse Racing Venue in Ireland 

  Oxegen music festival    -   Europe's Greatest Music Festival
Held at Punchestown in the second weekend of July .
  Punchestown Festival   -   major event for a whole week in April
The Punchestown Irish National Hunt Festival is the highlight of the Irish sporting and social calendar. The special combination of thrilling sporting action, brilliant live entertainment, delicious food and drink, family fun, dazzling glamour or casual comfort is unequalled due to the unique Punchestown Festival atmosphere. See Punchestown Racecourse 
  The Irish Field St Leger
The Irish St. Leger is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs [ 2,816 metres ], and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. See Curragh 

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