Kildare Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in County Kildare, Ireland
About Kildare
Brigid was a Celtic goddess cloaked in glittering legends. Her many powers, attributes and miracles particularly centred on fire, and on fertility of plants, farm beasts and humankind. St Brigid (451-525; in IrishNaomh Bríd) is said to have founded an abbey at Kildare in 480, and in hagiographies she strongly resembled the pagan Brigid: clearly the old folk tales were Christianised and grafted onto her. And somebody established an early religious centre here, so we may as well credit St Brigid. She's said to have founded it by an oak tree, henceCill Daraor "Church of the Oak." She wouldn't need to look very far, as in her days the western lowlands of Europe were carpeted in oak forests, anddaireor -derry is a common placename element. Town Tourist Office(Heritage Centre),Market Square,☏+35
Top Attractions in Kildare
Explore the best things to see and do in Kildare:
- ★Curragh Racecourse
- ★Irish National Stud & Gardens
- ★Kildare Castle
- ★St Brigid's Cathedral
- ★St Brigid's Well
- ★White Abbey
Where to Eat in Kildare
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Firecastle
- 🍴Harte's of Kildare
- 🍴The Hanged Man's Pub
Where to Stay in Kildare
- 🏨Keadeen Hotel
- 🏨Kildare House Hotel
- 🏨Martinstown House
- 🏨Silken Thomas
Kildare Travel Guide Sections
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