Ireland - Counties Wicklow & Kildare (PDF Chapter)
This is the Counties Wicklow & Kildare chapter from Lonely Planet’s Ireland guidebook.
Head to Wicklow, to the south of Dublin, for mountains and valleys, dotted with historical treasures, including Glendalough. Or west to Kildare, known as horse country, for some of the world’s most lucrative stud farms and great golf courses.
- step back in time at Glendalough, an evocative and scenic early-Christian monastic site
- maps
- admire Italianate gardens, glorious views and Ireland’s highest waterfall at Powerscourt
- transport
- take a tour at Ireland’s most impressive Palladian mansion, Castletown House
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Wicklow Mountains, Bray, Greystones, Wicklow Town, Rathdrum, Avoca, Blessington, County Kildare, Kildare Town, The Curragh, Maynooth, Ballitore, Moone, Castledermot.
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