County Kildare

What to see in County Kildare?

Check out all the places I’ve been visiting in County Kildare.

Moone High Cross, Co. Kildare

After visiting Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre & Museum of Style Icons M.O.S.I, I went to see Moone High Cross – one of the highest cross in Ireland. Moone High Cross, located in a small village called Moone in the...

Museum Of Style Icons, Co. Kildare

In 2007, the Museum of Style Icons was established at the Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre, in County Kildare. So, it all started with a true style icon and a wardrobe classic: Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress. The...

Newbridge Silverware, Co. Kildare

From The Curragh, we went to Newbridge Silverware, a design company’s visitor center with a homeware & jewelry store, a restaurant & fashion museum. Newbridge itself sits on the Curragh plains, in County Kildare, in the heart of...

Curragh Military Cemetery, Co. Kildare

I stopped to see the Military graveyard on the Curragh of Kildare. It is called Curragh Military Cemetery and is situated on the eastern side of Curragh Military Camp, 3 miles southwest of Newbridge, and 4 miles southeast of Kildare town. The...

The Curragh, Co. Kildare

The Curragh is a flat open plain of almost 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of common land in County Kildare. The name Curragh comes from the Irish word “currach” which translates as “plain”, a place of the running horse. So, the...

Kilkea Castle, Co. Kildare

Only twenty minutes drive from Carlow Town is located a stunning 12th Century Kilkea Castle. It is one of the oldest inhabited castles in Ireland. And, it was a medieval stronghold of the Fitzgeralds, earls of Kildare. The Castle is located in the...

Lunch at The Old Yard, Co. Kildare

I highly recommend going for lunch at The Old Yard at Garterfarm in Castledermot, County Kildare. I had the pleasure of visiting The Old Yard again in May. It was a beautiful sunny day and lots of flowers around. I went for lunch...

Castledermot Friary, Co. Kildare

Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary located in the town of Castledermot, on the Carlow Road R448. The small town of Castledermot in County Kildare was originally called ‘Diseart Diarmad’. That means ‘Dermot’s Hermitage’. What`s more, it...

The Grey Abbey, Co. Kildare

After visiting The Irish National Stud and Gardens I searched for some attractions located near. And I found out about Three Abbeys of Kildare. In the 13th century, in and around Kildare Town established Three Abbeys. Known as the Grey Abbey, the...

The Irish National Stud and Gardens, Co. Kildare

The horse is synonymous with Ireland and especially County Kildare which is known as the Thoroughbred County. County Kildare has The Irish National Stud & Gardens, three racecourses, the Curragh Plains, RACE Academy, and the Bloodstock Agency....

St. Fiachra’s Garden, Co. Kildare

On the grounds of The Irish National Stud and Gardens in County Kildare, there are two stunning gardens. The iconic Japanese Gardens and St. Fiachra’s Garden which is the essence of Ireland’s landscape natural beauty in its rawest state. St....

Japanese Gardens, Co. Kildare

Recently I visited the world-famous, amazing Japanese Gardens at The Irish National Stud & Gardens located in Tully, County Kildare. The Gardens are now of international renown and are acclaimed as the finest Japanese Gardens in Europe. The...

The Old Yard, Co. Kildare

Another great spot to go for brunch/lunch in County Kildare is a place called The Old Yard. It is a renovated 18th-century farmyard. And it is located in the rural Irish countryside, at Garterfarm, just outside the town of Castledermot. Castledermot...

The Green Barn, Co. Kildare

I recently visited Burton House for the first time and was so impressed by The Green Barn Restaurant. Burtown’s Green Barn Restaurant is a contemporary and chic restaurant set in the historic gardens of Burtown House. In the front parkland, and...

Burtown House and Gardens, Co. Kildare

The Irish historical house named Burtown House is one of two 17th-century houses in County Kildare to never have been sold. And the only house that you can visit, and have guided tours by family members. It is the only original Quaker house in...

Old Kilcullen High Crosses and Round Tower, Co. Kildare

Coming back from Kildare Village to Carlow we stopped to see Old Kilcullen High Crosses and Round Tower. Old Kilcullen is a significant historical site in County Kildare, outside the town of Kilcullen. Just under 5 km from Newbridge and...

Kildare Village, Co. Kildare

Another shopper’s paradise in County Kildare is the amazing Kildare Village. Kildare Village is Ireland’s only luxury outlet shopping destination. It is one of 11 luxury shopping destinations in The Bicester Village Shopping Collection. The 11...

Museum Of Style Icons (M.O.S.I.), Co. Kildare

Named one of Ireland’s top five free visitor attractions by Failte Ireland is the Museum of Style Icons (M.O.S.I.). Located in Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre, in County Kildare. It is one of the most unique collections of fashion and...

Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre, Co. Kildare

Newbridge is best known for Newbridge Silverware, and The Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre is highly recommended on the tourist trail of Ireland’s Ancient East. Newbridge is a contemporary shopper’s paradise, especially for buying clothing. It...

Whitewater Shopping Centre, Co. Kildare

Time for a shopping trip and the first place I have been visited was Whitewater Shopping Centre. Opened in April 2006, Whitewater Shopping Centre is 30,000 sq.m of retail & leisure and is Ireland’s largest regional retail destination. Its...

Castledermot Round Tower and High Crosses, Co. Kildare

Castledermot Round Tower and the High Crosses nearby are a National Monument of Ireland. In addition, Round Towers are a uniquely indigenous form of Irish architecture. An interesting and very well-preserved tower is a 10th-century Round Tower...

Levitstown Mill, Co. Kildare

On my trip through The Barrow Way, I came across this picturesque old barley mill near Athy, Co Kildare. Called Levitstown Mill and it is a fine and imposing stone building of the early nineteenth century that forms an imposing landmark in the...

The Barrow Way (Carlow – Athy)

The Barrow Way is a long-distance walking trail in Ireland. It follows the original towpath of the River Barrow. Therefore it is considered one of the most scenic and picturized inland waterways. Also, the trail is primarily used for hiking,...