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Athy, Co. Kildare

Athy is pleasantly situated alongside the River Barrow and the Grand Canal, which has three locks in the town, descending to the river. The town is named after a second century chieftain, Ae, who was killed on the river crossing thus giving the town its name the ford of AE or in Irish Baile Átha Í. Athy developed from a 12th century Anglo-Norman settlement into an important military outpost on the border of the Pale. Local activities include equestrian, gliding, swimming and the many nightlife establishments.

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Clanard Court Hotel

Athy, Co. Kildare

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Clanard Court Hotel

Athy, Co. Kildare

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Gardens

Duckett's Grove Walled Garden and Pleasure Grounds

Carlow, Co. Carlow

The towers and turrets of Duckett’s Grove rise up like a vision from an Arthurian legend set in a luxuriant sweep of countryside near Carlow. It would be worth a trip for the arresting sight of this ruined 1830 Gothic revival castle alon ...

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Golf

Mount Wolseley Golf Club

Tullow, Co. Carlow
Course Type: Parkland

This mature parkland course opened in 1995, with picturesque lakes filled with wildlife and fish. Water comes into play on eleven of the 18 holes. The Bent grass greens are generous in size but are strategically framed by bunkers. Fairways h ...

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Self Catering

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What's On

Portlaoise Farmers Market - Co Laois - Fridays

Portlaoise Farmers Market - Friday 10-3pm

Market Square, Portlaoise, Co Laois

Contact: Ray Dunne 086 833 1006 raydunne@freerangemeats.ie

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Tourist Attractions

Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens

Kildare, Co. Kildare

For well over 100 years, the pride of Tully has been a working stud farm, its central objective being to produce for Ireland thoroughbreds capable of being crowned champions at home and abroad. But the Irish National Stud is far more than jus ...

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Wedding Venues

Ballykealey Manor Hotel

Ballon, Co. Carlow

This pleasing country house hotel designed by Thomas A Cobden (designer of Carlow cathedral) was built in the 1830s and, with gothic arches and Tudor chimney stacks among its architectural oddities, it has plenty of character. This wedding ve ...

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