Kildare

Brief Description

 

Centre of Horse-breeding territory beside the Curragh open plain and on the main N7 road to Cork & Limerick. Nearby is the National Stud and Japanese Garden at Tully. Military Barracks.

At Eastern end of Curragh is Donnelly’s Hollow. Here in 1815 Dan Donnelly defeated English boxing champion George Cooper .

Local Area attractions

 

Horse Racing and Golf at the Curragh. National Stud Museum.

This entry was posted on Friday, January 25th, 2008 at 1:08 am.
Categories: Kildare.

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