Ireland - Counties Wicklow & Kildare (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Head to Wicklow, to the south of Dublin, for mountains and valleys, dotted with historical treasures, including Glendalough.

Ireland - Counties Wicklow & Kildare (PDF Chapter)

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

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- admire Italianate gardens, glorious views and Ireland’s highest waterfall at Powerscourt

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- 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.