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June 03, 2008

Walking Tours of Kildare Town

Kildare Town Heritage Centre are running walking tours of Kildare Town every:

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  • Saturday at 11am,
  • Sunday at 1pm and
  • Monday at 11am

for the months of June, July and August 2008.

The walking tours take place outside Kildare Town Heritage Centre. Price is €3 per adult and €6 per Family (2A & 4C).

We cater for groups and offer discounted group rates all year round.

Discover this historically important irish town and 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 thirteenth century Franciscan Grey Abbey.

Why not spend the day in Kildare Town. Visit Kildare Town Heritage Centre, a restored 18th century Market House with a multi-media exhibition centre telling the story of Kildare past and present. This is FREE OF CHARGE.

You can also visit the Japanese Gardens, Irish National Stud, St Fiachra's Garden, Irish Horse Museum, Kildare Village Outlet Centre, St Brigid's Well and loads more.

For more information contact Mary at Kildare Heritage Centre: 045-530672
www.kildare.ie/kildareheritage