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The Plains of Kildare
Maynooth
Portglor
Portgloriamiam Maynooth
Lar
The county of Kildare is within easy reach of Dublin but still retains its Laraghagh
traditional rural character. Ireland’s world-famous bloodstock industry is
largely based here, on some of the best grassland in the country. This drive Lyreen Lyreen
follows the leafy roads beside the River Liffey and the Grand Canal, Newpark Baltracey
Newpark
Baltracey
Derry
Toolestown
past such diverse attractions as writer James Joyce’s boarding school, Derrycribcrib Toolestown
DONADEA
a prehistoric hill fort, a great Irish Palladian house and one of DONADEA
the world’s most prestigious racecourses. CELBRIDGE
CELBRIDGE
Timahoe l l l l e n e n Staplestown Painstown Newtown
Timahoe
Painstown
Newtown
Staplestown
Boherhole
Hodgestown
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o f f A A Hodgestown Boherhole Liffey Liffey

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Mainham
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Mainham
Coolcarrigan
Garv
Straffan
B o B o Coolcarrigan Garvageage Richardstown Straffan
Richardstown
Newcastle
Newcastle
Coolearaghagh
Coolear
Grand Canal
CLANE
Prosper
Blackwood
Blackwood Prosperousous CLANE Grand Canal
Allenwood
Allenwood
Black
Blackhallhall
Oughterard
Oughterard
Goatstown
ROBERTSTOWN
Slate Slate ROBERTSTOWN Goatstown
KILDARE
KILDARE
Kilmeage
Kilmeage
Sallins
Sallins Kill Kill Porterstown
Porterstown
Carr
Allen Allen Carraghagh Johnstown
Johnstown
Hill of Allen
Hill of Allen Maudlings
Maudlings
Lattensbog
206m 206m Lattensbog Halverstown
Halverstown
Thomastown
Furness
Dunbyrne Thomastown Furness
Dunbyrne
Naas Naas
Rathmore
Rathmore
Morristown
Morristown
Milltown
Above The Japanese Gardens at Milltown Upper Beggars End
Upper
Beggars End
the Irish National Stud, see p45
Friarstown
Friarstown
Newbridge
Newbridge
THE CURRA
Connellmore
THE CURRAGHGH Connellmore
Mylerstown
RACECOURSE Kilbelin Mylerstown
Kilbelin
RACECOURSE
Redhills
Redhills
ACTIVITIES
KILDARE Silliothill
KILDARE
Silliothill
TOWN
Athgar
Listen to a recital of TOWN Athgarvanvan
chamber music in a
IRISH NATIONAL
The Curr
great 18th-century house IRISH NATIONAL The Curraghagh Liffey
STUD
Silliothill STUD
Silliothill
Liffey
Savour a pint on a peaceful
stretch of the Grand Canal
KILCULLEN Brannockstown
KILCULLEN
Brannockstown
Visit St Brigid’s Cathedral in Kildare
Town and climb the round tower for
spectacular views Old Kilcullen
Old Kilcullen
Martinstown
Martinstown
Unwind in the tranquillity of the
Japanese Gardens, in the grounds KEY
of the Irish National Stud Drive route
Germanstown
Germanstown
Place a bet on the horses at the
Curragh Racecourse
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