The Kildare Golf and Country Club Hotel (K-Club): One of Ireland’s finest Arnold Palmer Golf courses hosting the 2006 Ryder Cup and home of the Smurfit European Golf Tournament for many years. The historic house/hotel houses wonderful art collection; Yeats, Butler..and the Book of Kells (numbered copy)
Barberstown Castle: The Castle Keep was built in the early 13th century to guard its inhabitants in medieval times. The Eliabethan House built in the second half of the 16th century is one of the few houses in this area which has been in continuous occupation for over 400 years. It was owned by Eric Clapton from 1979 -1989. Now it’s a four star hotel famous for its fine dining.
Castletown House: Ireland’s largest and earliest Palladian mansion, in Celbridge. Speaker Connolly resided there with his family. Open to the Public and hosts various functions, concerts.
Celbridge Abbey: built 1697 by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, Lord Mayor of Dublin. His daughter, Esther was Jonathan Swift’s Vanessa, which he paid many visit to the Abbey to have her company. She is reputed to have planted a laurel tree after each of his visits.
The Curragh Racecourse: home of Premier Flat Racing in Ireland.
Lyons Demesne: Dating back to 1785 recently restored by the late Dr. Tony Ryan of Ryan Air.
Killadoon House: Dated first tenant 1467. In 1764 it became the property of the Clements family which still hold the estate today.
Kildrought House: Robert Baillie (c.1685-1761) who furnished Dublin Castle, lived here in 1719.
Also Oakley Park, The Mill, The Workhouse & Poor Law Burial Ground, Donaghcomper House, St. Wolstan’s, Setanta House, Lodge Park Straffan, Walled Gardens, Steam Museum, The Round House, The Batty Langley Lodge, Stacumny Cottage, Corbally House, Simmonstown House, Celbridge Lodge, Colganstown House, Roselawn House, Templemills House, Pickering Forest (owned by Marina Guiness), St. Mochua’s Church, Donaghcomper Church, St. Patrick’s Ardrassa, Christ Church Celbridge, St. Patrick’s Church, Church of Killadoon, Holy Wells, Celbridge A World of Stone, The Obelisk, The Wonderful Barn, The Canals.
